# Unidos de Vila Isabel

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos de Vila Isabel is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro. It was thrice champion of the Special Group of the Rio Carnival and is currently headquartered in Boulevard 28 de Setembro in the Vila Isabel neighbourhood.
After winning the 1988 and 2006 carnival, the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school was crowned the winner of the 2013 Rio Carnival for its attractive and colourful parade highlighting rural life and the customs of the Brazilian interior. Vila Isabel obtained 299.7 points out of a maximum score of 300.

## History

Football is at the foundation of the 'Vila Isabel', as there was in the neighborhood in 1945, a block known as Red and White. The removal of some components has resulted in the creation of a football team with the colors blue and white, later transformed into a new carnival. Antonio Fernandes da Silveira, the "China", registered the company as the União Geral das Escolas de Samba, thus on April 4 of 1946, the school opened its doors.
The home of "China", the first president of the school, served until 1958 as headquarters of the school. The tests were performed in Field Andaraí. The first plot of the Village, From Slave to Queen, was performed by only 100 members in Onze Square: 27 percussionists, 13 Bahia and another 50 people. Paulo Brazão, one of the founders of the school, was one of the biggest winners of the theme song Vila Isabel. In 1960, the school won first place in Group 3, with the plot Poet of the Slaves.
One of the best known figures of the school is, undoubtedly, Martinho da Vila. His entry into the guild was in 1965; it was part of the Samba School Learners of Boca do Mato and it was off to the Empire Serrano, with an invitation to join the wing of the Vila Isabel composers. In the new school, Martin has restructured the composition of the songs and the plots of the parade yearly, with the introduction of softer lyrics and melodies. In the carnival of 1967, Martinho da Vila composed Carnival of Illusions, in 1968 Four Centuries of Fashion and Costumes, in 1969 Iaiá Cais Gold, and in 1970, Glory Gaúchas.
In 1979, the village was victorious in Group 1B, with a plot made by Yedda Pinheiro, talking about the golden years of Carlos Machado. It was the first time a school honored a major culture still alive. It is commonplace, but this was the first time this was done.
In the special group, Vila Isabel won only their first championship in 1988, with the parade theme song Kizomba, a festa da raça. The parade marked the samba runway, abusing alternative materials such as straw and sisal, and the claw of school members. For many who know the school parades, this was perhaps the best show ever known. Unfortunately, due to a severe storm, which left the city of Rio de Janeiro in a state of emergency, the Parade of Champions was not performed.
After the victory of 1988, the school achieved a good result with Law is law in 1989 (4th place), in a year when the committee was composed of pregnant women. But in the 1990s, the school ranged from 7th to 12th place. In 2000, however, the Vila Isabel was in 13th place, down to the Access Group A. In 2002, with a story about Nilton Santos, the village was prevented from going up to the Special Group by the error of a judge, who gave the village a lower score instead of a 10, which would be given to União da Ilha. Thus, the Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz was champion.
In 2004, with a story about the city of Paraty, the village returned to become champion of the Access Group, beating the favorite Santa Cruz, and scholars of Rocinha. In 2005 with Joãosnho Trinta on the committee, who suffered a stroke and could not continue working, the village brought a story about ships that got 10th place.
After spending years without court trials, Ru, president of the school, arranged for the school hall Ecuador, which lies on Boulevard 28 de Setembro and the street Rocha Fragoso, to relinquish its gymnasium. Currently the school has a block of tests located in the Boulevard, in what was the final season of the tramway, which was the car park and garage Detran, the former CTC.
In 2006, Vila Isabel Avenue used the plot "Soy loco por ti America - The town sings the Latin civilization, with the carnavalesco (carnival planner) Alexandre Louzada, and got his second title, after much suffering in the calculation. With an infectious chorus, the theme song of the Vila Isabel was the one that made the bleachers sing the most, and curiously, was what determined the title. The company PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, funded the carnival of Vila Isabel with a donation of $900 thousand. However, according to a report of "Official in Brazil" on March 3, 2006, Venezuelan authorities investigated the sponsorship and its true value, as there are opinions that the amount was between US$450 to $2 million. The Venezuelan morning Report reported on its cover more than 500 people traveled to Rio de Janeiro, with all expenses paid by PDVSA to cheer the parade of Vila Isabel. In 2007, the plot talked about the Metamorphoses, by Cid Carvalho, who debuted a solo career, ending in 6th position.
In the carnival of 2008, talking about the Workers of Brazil, the village had a rich and visually perfect parade. However, a manoeuvre error in the last float affected the school, without reducing the brilliance of the new Queen of battery (Natalia Guimaraes).
In the carnival of 2009, the village spoke about the centenary of the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, with the theme In this Stage of Folia, My Village Announces: Municipal Theater, the Centenary Wonder, authored by the carnival planner Alex de Souza, which in partnership with the controversial Paulo Barros, finished in 4th place.
For the carnival of 2010, the village spoke about the centenary of Noel Rosa, with the plot "Noel: the presence of the poet's Village," with a samba composed by Martinho da Vila, the first time since 1993. In the end, the school was in 4th place.

## Classifications

| Year | Place | Division | Plot | Carnivals Producers | Ref |
| Year | Place | Division | Plot | Singers | Ref |
| 1947 | 12th place | UGESB | Escrava rainha | Miguel Moura | |
| 1948 | Did not parade | Did not parade | Did not parade | Did not parade | |
| 1952 | Trial canceled | Trial canceled | Fé, Esperança e Caridade | Miguel Moura | |
| Did not parade in 1953 and 1954 | Did not parade in 1953 and 1954 | Did not parade in 1953 and 1954 | Did not parade in 1953 and 1954 | Did not parade in 1953 and 1954 | |
| 1955 | 11th place | Group 2 | Obras da natureza | Antônio Fernandes Seu China Djalma Fernandes | |
| 1955 | 11th place | Group 2 | Obras da natureza | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1949 | 8th place | UGESB | Iracema | Miguel Moura | |
| 1950 | 9th place | UGESB | Baía da Guanabara | Miguel Moura | |
| 1951 | Did not parade | Did not parade | Did not parade | Did not parade | |
| 1956 | Vice Champion | Grupo 2 | Três épocas | Gabriel Pena | |
| 1956 | Vice Champion | Grupo 2 | Três épocas | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1957 | 16th place | Grupo 1 | O grande baile da Ilha Fiscal | Miguel Moura | |
| 1957 | 16th place | Grupo 1 | O grande baile da Ilha Fiscal | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1958 | 5th place | Grupo 2 | Riquezas do Brasil | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1958 | 5th place | Grupo 2 | Riquezas do Brasil | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1959 | 12th place | Grupo 2 | Saldanha da Gama | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1959 | 12th place | Grupo 2 | Saldanha da Gama | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1960 | Champion | Grupo 3 | Poeta dos Escravos | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1960 | Champion | Grupo 3 | Poeta dos Escravos | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1961 | 4th place | Grupo 2 | A imprensa através dos tempos | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1961 | 4th place | Grupo 2 | A imprensa através dos tempos | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1962 | 8th place | Grupo 2 | D. João VI | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1962 | 8th place | Grupo 2 | D. João VI | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1963 | 4th place | Grupo 2 | Três fatos históricos | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1963 | 4th place | Grupo 2 | Três fatos históricos | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1964 | 3rd place | Grupo 2 | Exaltação à Bahia | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1964 | 3rd place | Grupo 2 | Exaltação à Bahia | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1965 | Vice Champion | Grupo 2 | Epopéia do Teatro Municipal | Gabriel do Nascimento | |
| 1965 | Vice Champion | Grupo 2 | Epopéia do Teatro Municipal | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1966 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Três acontecimentos históricos | Gabriel do Nascimento Dário Trindade | |
| 1966 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Três acontecimentos históricos | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1967 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Carnaval das ilusões | Gabriel do Nascimento Dário Trindade | |
| 1967 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Carnaval das ilusões | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1968 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Quatro séculos de modas e costumes | Augusto Gonçalves Walter Tomé | |
| 1968 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Quatro séculos de modas e costumes | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1969 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Yá-Yá do Cais Dourado | Augusto Gonçalves Walter Tomé | |
| 1969 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Yá-Yá do Cais Dourado | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1970 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Glórias Gaúchas | Castelo Branco José Ribamar Iomar Soares | |
| 1970 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Glórias Gaúchas | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1971 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Ouro mascavo | Iomar Soares | |
| 1971 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Ouro mascavo | Antonio Grande | |
| 1972 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Onde o Brasil Aprendeu a Liberdade | Djalma Victorio Soares Souza | |
| 1972 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Onde o Brasil Aprendeu a Liberdade | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1973 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Zodíaco no samba | Gabriel do Nascimento Dário Trindade | |
| 1973 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Zodíaco no samba | Antonio Grande | |
| 1974 | 10th place | Grupo 1 | Aruanã-Açu | Yarema Ostrog | |
| 1974 | 10th place | Grupo 1 | Aruanã-Açu | Paulinho da Vila | |
| 1975 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Quatro séculos de paixão | Flávio Rangel | |
| 1975 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Quatro séculos de paixão | Zé Carlos | |
| 1976 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Invenção de Orfeu | Geraldo Sobreira Flávio Rangel | |
| 1976 | 6th place | Grupo 1 | Invenção de Orfeu | Barbinha | |
| 1977 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Ai que saudade que eu tenho | Arlindo Rodrigues Luiz Ferreira | |
| 1977 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Ai que saudade que eu tenho | Jorge Goulart | |
| 1978 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Dique, um mar de amor | Departamento Cultural | |
| 1978 | 8th place | Grupo 1 | Dique, um mar de amor | Garganta de Ferro | |
| 1979 | Champion | Grupo 1B | Os dourados anos de Carlos Machado | Yêdda Pinheiro Fernando Costa Syílvio Cunha | |
| 1979 | Champion | Grupo 1B | Os dourados anos de Carlos Machado | Marcos Moran | |
| 1980 | Vice Champion | Grupo 1A | Sonho de um Sonho | Fernando Costa Sylvio Cunha | |
| 1980 | Vice Champion | Grupo 1A | Sonho de um Sonho | Marcos Moran Zé Carlos | |
| 1981 | 9th place | Grupo 1A | Dos jardins do Éden, à era de Aquarius | Sylvio Cunha | |
| 1981 | 9th place | Grupo 1A | Dos jardins do Éden, à era de Aquarius | Marcos Moran | |
| 1982 | 10th place | Grupo 1A | Noel Rosa e os poetas da Vila nas batalhas do Boulevard | Viriato Ferreira | |
| 1982 | 10th place | Grupo 1A | Noel Rosa e os poetas da Vila nas batalhas do Boulevard | Marcos Moran | |
| 1983 | 9th place | Grupo 1A | Os imortais | Fernando Costa | |
| 1983 | 9th place | Grupo 1A | Os imortais | Marcos Moran | |
| 1984 | 5th place | Grupo 1A | Para tudo se acabar na quarta-feira | Fernando Costa | |
| 1984 | 5th place | Grupo 1A | Para tudo se acabar na quarta-feira | Gera | |
| 1985 | 3rd place | Grupo 1A | Parece que foi ontem | Max Lopes | |
| 1985 | 3rd place | Grupo 1A | Parece que foi ontem | Gera | |
| 1986 | 11th place | Grupo 1A | De alegria cantei, de alegria pulei, de três em três pelo mundo rodei | Max Lopes | |
| 1986 | 11th place | Grupo 1A | De alegria cantei, de alegria pulei, de três em três pelo mundo rodei | Gera | |
| 1987 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Raízes | Max Lopes | |
| 1987 | 5th place | Grupo 1 | Raízes | Gera | |
| 1988 | Champion | Grupo 1 | Kizomba, a festa da raça | Milton Siqueira Paulo César Cardoso Ilvamar Magalhães | [6][7][8][9] [10] |
| 1988 | Champion | Grupo 1 | Kizomba, a festa da raça | Gera | [6][7][8][9] [10] |
| 1989 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Direito é Direito | Milton Siqueira Paulo César Cardoso Ilvamar Magalhães | |
| 1989 | 4th place | Grupo 1 | Direito é Direito | Gera | |
| 1990 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | Se esta terra, se esta terra fosse minha | Ilvamar Magalhães | |
| 1990 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | Se esta terra, se esta terra fosse minha | Gera | |
| 1991 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | Luiz Peixoto: E tome polca! | Ilvamar Magalhães | |
| 1991 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | Luiz Peixoto: E tome polca! | Gera | |
| 1992 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | A Vila vê o ovo e põe as claras | Gil Ricon | |
| 1992 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | A Vila vê o ovo e põe as claras | Gera | |
| 1993 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Gbala - Viagem ao templo da criação | Oswaldo Jardim | |
| 1993 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Gbala - Viagem ao templo da criação | Gera Martinho da Vila | |
| 1994 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Muito prazer! Isabel de Bragança e Drummond Rosa da Silva, mas pode me chamar de Vila | Oswaldo Jardim | |
| 1994 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Muito prazer! Isabel de Bragança e Drummond Rosa da Silva, mas pode me chamar de Vila | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 1995 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Cara e coroa, as duas faces da moeda | Max Lopes | |
| 1995 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Cara e coroa, as duas faces da moeda | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 1996 | 7th place | Grupo Especial | A heróica cavalgada de um povo | Max Lopes | |
| 1996 | 7th place | Grupo Especial | A heróica cavalgada de um povo | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 1997 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Não deixe o samba morrer | Jorge Freitas | |
| 1997 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Não deixe o samba morrer | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 1998 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | Lágrimas, suor e conquistas no mundo em transformação | Jorge Freitas | |
| 1998 | 12th place | Grupo Especial | Lágrimas, suor e conquistas no mundo em transformação | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 1999 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | João Pessoa, onde o sol brilha mais cedo | Jorge Freitas João Luís de Moura | |
| 1999 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | João Pessoa, onde o sol brilha mais cedo | Gera Jorge Tropical | |
| 2000 | 13th place | Grupo Especial | Academia indígena de letras - Eu sou índio, eu também sou imortal | Oswaldo Jardim | |
| 2000 | 13th place | Grupo Especial | Academia indígena de letras - Eu sou índio, eu também sou imortal | Jorge Tropical | |
| 2001 | 4th place | Grupo A | Estado maravilhoso cheio de encantos mil | Ricardo Pavão Rachid Márcia Braga Martinho da Vila Jorge Caribé | |
| 2001 | 4th place | Grupo A | Estado maravilhoso cheio de encantos mil | Jorge Tropical | |
| 2002 | 2nd place | Grupo A | O glorioso Nilton Santos... Sua bola, sua vida, nossa Vila... | João Luís de Moura | |
| 2002 | 2nd place | Grupo A | O glorioso Nilton Santos... Sua bola, sua vida, nossa Vila... | Jorge Tropical | |
| 2003 | 3rd place | Grupo A | Oscar Niemeyer, o arquiteto no recanto da princesa | Jorge Freitas | |
| 2003 | 3rd place | Grupo A | Oscar Niemeyer, o arquiteto no recanto da princesa | Jorge Tropical Tinga | |
| 2004 | Champion | Grupo A | A Vila é Para Ti... | João Luís de Moura | [23] [24] |
| 2004 | Champion | Grupo A | A Vila é Para Ti... | Tinga | [23] [24] |
| 2005 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | Singrando os mares e construindo o futuro | Joãosinho Trinta Wany Araújo | [25] [26][27] |
| 2005 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | Singrando os mares e construindo o futuro | Tinga | [25] [26][27] |
| 2006 | Champion | Grupo Especial | Soy loco por tí, América: A Vila canta a latinidade | Alexandre Louzada | [28] [29][30] |
| 2006 | Champion | Grupo Especial | Soy loco por tí, América: A Vila canta a latinidade | Tinga | [28] [29][30] |
| 2007 | 6th place | Grupo Especial | Metamorfoses: do reino natural à corte popular do carnaval - as transformações da vida | Cid Carvalho | |
| 2007 | 6th place | Grupo Especial | Metamorfoses: do reino natural à corte popular do carnaval - as transformações da vida | Tinga | |
| 2008 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Trabalhadores do Brasil | Alex de Souza | |
| 2008 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Trabalhadores do Brasil | Tinga | |
| 2009 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Neste palco da folia, minha Vila anuncia: Theatro Municipal, a centenária maravilha | Alex de Souza Paulo Barros | [38] [39][40] [41] |
| 2009 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Neste palco da folia, minha Vila anuncia: Theatro Municipal, a centenária maravilha | Tinga | [38] [39][40] [41] |
| 2010 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Noel: a presença do poeta da Vila | Alex de Souza | [42] [43] |
| 2010 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Noel: a presença do poeta da Vila | Tinga | [42] [43] |
| 2011 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Mitos e histórias entrelaçadas pelos fios de cabelo | Rosa Magalhães | |
| 2011 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Mitos e histórias entrelaçadas pelos fios de cabelo | Tinga | |
| 2012 | 3rd place | Grupo Especial | Você semba lá .... Que eu sambo cá! O canto livre de Angola | Rosa Magalhães | |
| 2012 | 3rd place | Grupo Especial | Você semba lá .... Que eu sambo cá! O canto livre de Angola | Tinga | |
| 2013 | Champion | Grupo Especial | A Vila canta o Brasil, celeiro do mundo - Água no feijão que chegou mais um | Rosa Magalhães | [46] [47] [48] |
| 2013 | Champion | Grupo Especial | A Vila canta o Brasil, celeiro do mundo - Água no feijão que chegou mais um | Tinga | [46] [47] [48] |
| 2014 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | Retratos de um Brasil plural | Cid Carvalho | |
| 2014 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | Retratos de um Brasil plural | Gilsinho | |
| 2015 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | O Maestro Brasileiro está na terra de Noel... a partitura é azul e branco da nossa Vila Isabel | Max Lopes | |
| 2015 | 11th place | Grupo Especial | O Maestro Brasileiro está na terra de Noel... a partitura é azul e branco da nossa Vila Isabel | Gilsinho | |
| 2016 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Memórias do 'Pai Arraia' - um sonho pernambucano, um legado brasileiro | Alex de Souza |
| 2016 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Memórias do 'Pai Arraia' - um sonho pernambucano, um legado brasileiro | Igor Sorriso |
| 2017 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | O som da cor | Alex de Souza |
| 2017 | 10th place | Grupo Especial | O som da cor | Igor Sorriso |
| 2018 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Corra que o futuro vem aí | Paulo Barros Paulo Menezes |
| 2018 | 9th place | Grupo Especial | Corra que o futuro vem aí | Igor Sorriso |
| 2019 | 3rd place | Grupo Especial | Em nome do Pai, do Filho e dos Santos, A Vila canta a cidade de Pedro | Edson Pereira | |
| 2019 | 3rd place | Grupo Especial | Em nome do Pai, do Filho e dos Santos, A Vila canta a cidade de Pedro | Tinga | |
| 2020 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Gigante Pela Própria Natureza - Jaçanã e um Índio Chamado Brasil | Edson Pereira |
| 2020 | 8th place | Grupo Especial | Gigante Pela Própria Natureza - Jaçanã e um Índio Chamado Brasil | Tinga |
| 2022 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Canta, Canta, Minha gente! A Vila é de Martinho! | Edson Pereira |
| 2022 | 4th place | Grupo Especial | Canta, Canta, Minha gente! A Vila é de Martinho! | Tinga |