The third oldest samba school
in Rio, the Unidos da Tijuca, has
had their own niche at Carnival for over half a century.

The third oldest samba school in Rio de Janeiro is the Unidos da Tijuca. Located in the Barra de Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, the Unidos da Tijuca was brought from a dream into conception on December 31st, 1931 and has since been a dominating force in the history and movement that leads the samba dancers to Carnival each year.

Visit the samba school at:
Address: Avenida Francisco Bicalho, 47, Santo Cristo


The colors for the Unidos da Tijuca are just one of the things that allow this excellent school to stand out with pride and distinction. They chose the vibrant matching colors of blue and gold to represent them and to bring honor and beauty to the flag representing them and to the school as a whole.

The Unidos da Tijuca is proud of the simplicity and culture that surrounds them and lends honor and honesty to their samba dances. This is one of the main reasons that the Unidos da Tijuca School represents all blends of culture, areas, and populations of Brazilian people from Rio de Janeiro in both their dances and their photographs.

One of the most interesting facts about the Unidos da Tijuca is that they are the only samba school that is a representative for a Portuguese Colony, that being the Carioca Carnival.

The Unidos da Tijuca donates its time year round to the betterment of their area. The samba dancer's work hard to perfect their stories and dance moves to bring honor to the Carnival, but when they are not working on their dance moves they are working in the community and with the community to form a higher level of respect and culture for everyone around them.

The Unidos da Tijuca is a school for samba dancers that are completely one of a kind. There is no school like this of its kind. Offering complete inclusion this samba school does not look at color, nationality, creed, or religion. They do not look at whether you are Brazilian or Portuguese. It is the first school of its kind to gather culture lovers together to do what they do best without looking at anything else other than their love for samba.

From Unidos da Tijuca back to Samba City