the rest of the decade saw the return of the weaker results, but in 1989 it was again the champion of the first division.

during this time it also became the only carioca samba school to obtain maximum grades in all requirements three times, something that happened in 1980, 1989 and again in 2001.  

this gave the school the thing drummond felt to be what it needed the most: notoriety.

right at the start it had cemented itself as one of the most important in the cultural aspect of the carnival, but it was the successful management which brought it to the forefront of the events.