the grêmio recreativo escola de unidos de cosmos was founded in 1948, however, this samba school did not officially march in the parade at carnival until 1971 when it formally joined the association of schools of samba city in rio de janeiro (aescrj).

g. r. e. s. 'unidos de cosmos' (which translates to' states of cosmos') was one of the earliest samba schools to come into existence.