extremely important for the current carioca landscape, the samba schools have become deeply ingrained in the society of rio de janeiro - some represent the long story of the samba and the carnival parades in general since the very start of the 20th century.

this is certainly true for the eldest and most respected of these organizations, some of which can account for almost a century of activity - the always popular g. r. e. s. unidos da tijuca (tijuca united) is one among these.