the grêmio recreativo escola de samba união da ilha do governador was founded on march 7 of 1953 the friends maurício gazelle, and quincas orphylo, who were in cacuia, the main site of the carnival parade of the ilha do governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island.

it was then decided that the neighborhood of cacuia should have samba that the represent.

the presence of this escola de samba at praia da bica has already become a tradition.