The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos da Tijuca, or simply Unidos da Tijuca, was founded on December 31, 1931.
Unidos da Tijuca was the first samba school in the Tijuca neighbourhood, founded from four carnival groups (blocos): the Bloco do Velho Ismael Francisco and Dona Blandira (from the Moraes family), the Bloco do Velho Pacifico (from the Vasconcelos family), the Bloco do Caroço (from Ilha dos Velhacos) and the Bloco da Dona Amélia (from Morro da Formiga). Its colours are blue and golden yellow.
Unidos da Tijuca is a four-time Rio de Janeiro’s carnival champion, with championships in the years 1936, 2010, 2012 and 2014.
Bateria
The Unidos da Tijuca’s bateria nickname is Pura Cadência and its caixa section has only caixas em cima playing the groove known as partido-alto. Another feature is the use of repiques mores in the repiques bossa section.
Pura Cadência won the Estandarte de Ouro twice, in 2006 and 2015. Since 2008 Mestre Casagrande has been in charge of this bateria.
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Rehearsals and events
Unidos da Tijuca’s bateria rehearsals take place on Thursdays at 8 pm, in the samba school’s quadra. There are also other rehearsals, feijoadas and other events. Always check the samba school’s official channels (Website, Facebook, Instagram…) to confirm that rehearsals and events are going ahead.
Address (Quadra) – Rua Francisco Bicalho 47, Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro
Check the events of Unidos da Tijuca on the official website and Facebook page.
Website oficial Unidos da Tijuca
