for a samba school a good image and a striking profile can be a good way to achieve notoriety - the g. r. e. s. unidos do padre miguel (united from the neighborhood of padre miguel) is certainly one such group.

with time its presentations and the rural origins made the unidos become known as the red bull, a fearsome namesake which somehow disregards its humble beginnings - it originated from an earlier carnival bloc, known simply as the 'd', which existed in the padre miguel neighborhood, part of the west region of rio de janeiro.