The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha do Governador (Recreation Guild Samba School Union of Governor's Island) was founded on March 7, 1953 by 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 be represented by a samba school. Currently, the school is based in Estrada do Galeão in the neighborhood of Cacuia.

History

The União da Ilha do Governador remained some time between the second and third groups, and in 1974, were crowned champions when the second group received access to the main group from the years following.

From 1977, with the theme "Sunday", till 1980, when they took second place with the theme "Good, Nice and Cheap", the Island has made a fashionable impression, with no definitive one of the samba schools more sympathetic to the judges. The school took to the parade Sapucaí light, cheap and cheerful. This would be the hallmark of the Island, held today. Their costumes are usually mild, without great splendor, making the parade for the performance. The school also can establish a good communication with the public and is considered one of the nicest of the carnival. The Today was the samba of the Island in 1978 and that same year was recorded by Elizeth Cardoso, but it was the first recording of Simone in 1983 (CD Delights and Delusions and re-recorded the live CD Simone), when she became popular.

In recent years, the best remembered parade of the island was in 1989. The theme song "Party profane" had the refrain "I'll get drunk with happiness" that, to date, is sung all over the country. That year, the school was in third place.

The last good result was obtained in 1994, with "Abrakadabra," which came in fourth, their last appearance in the Parade of Champions. Since then, they have achieved good placements.

In 2000, with "Not to say I did not speak of flowers", the Island came in eighth place, addressing some of the darkest of the 500 years of Brazil: a military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985.

In 2001, the school won 13th place in the Special Group, and were thus lowered to Access Group A in 2002, where they had ups and downs.

In 2008, even without many resources, the school had a parade of claw, and revived "É hoje o dia" ("Today is the Day"), which earned them fifth place.

From 2008, the samba-school based at the Ilha do Governador neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro city, literally 2 or 3 miles from the Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, started a professionalization process, with the introduction of a series of management techniques. A marketing department was established, the renovation of its headquarters started to gain interest (it was finalized May 2012), the financial department re-structured and a series of partnerships started to sprout. Today, União da Ilha do Governador Samba School has as one of its main partners Grupo Petrópolis, with Itaipava beer.

In 2009, the "insulana" (islander) samba-school, as it is sometimes called by its revelers, chose the parade theme "Travel is necessary – extraordinary journeys through worlds familiar and unknown". The carnival parade organizer Jack Vasconcelos became Carnival Champion of Group A with 239.9 points, returning after his demotion in 2001 to the so sought after Rio Carnival Special Group in 2010.

In 2010, as the Task Force came up with the story "Don Quixote the knight of impossible dreams," the carnival organizer Rosa Magalhães was overshadowed by just a few problems on the floats. In front of the drums came drums queen Bruna Bruno, who has been the front of the drums for years, along with Luciana Picorelli (current sponsor of the drums). They finished in 11th place, escaping relegation anew and still in the Special for Carnival 2011.

After the carnival, a school that has defined its plot in 2016, before the carnival 2015. That will be on the 2016 Summer Olympics in which after the departure of Alex de Souza backed the return Paulo Menezes and Jack Vasconcelos, as carnival. and had a change of queen of battery where after 11 years ahead of the battery Bruna Bruno abdicated the throne and was replaced by Bianca Leão. However, in a parade is shorter than the previous years, finished in 11th place.

However, for 2017 the school has changed the whole team starting with the carnival producer Severo Luzardo, director of carnival Wilsinho and the mestre-sala and porta-bandeira Phelipe Lemos and Dandara.

Classifications YearPlaceDivisionPlotCarnivals ProducersRef.Singers19603rd placeGrupo 3Homenagem às forças armadasDjalmaMarcinha Seresteira1961Vice ChampionGrupo 2Rio, sempre RioDjalma Marcinha Seresteira196214th placeGrupo 2Homenagem a Catulo da Paixão CearenseMarcinha SeresteiraDjalma196310th placeGrupo 3Garimpeiros do AraguaiaNelsonMarcinha Seresteira196410th placeGrupo 3Riquezas do BrasilNelsonMarcinha Seresteira19655th placeGrupo 3De Estácio a LacerdaNelsonMarcinha Seresteira19664th placeGrupo 3A queda da MonarquiaDjalmaMarcinha Seresteira196811th placeGrupo 3A Revolução dos AlfaiatesNelsonMarcinha Seresteira19695th placeGrupo 2Imagens do BrasilMolequeMarcinha Seresteira19673rd placeGrupo 3Epopéia dos PalmaresD. LopesMarcinha Seresteira1970Vice ChampionGrupo 2O sonho de um sambistaEdson MachadoAroldo Melodia197114th placeGrupo 2Ritual afro-brasileiroEdson MachadoAroldo Melodia19728th placeGrupo 2A festa da cavalhadaMaria AugustaAroldo Melodia19739th placeGrupo 2Y Juca PiramaMaria AugustaAroldo Melodia1974ChampionGrupo 2Lendas e festas das YabásMário BarcellosAroldo Melodia19759th placeGrupo 1Nos confins de Vila MonteMário BarcellosAroldo Melodia19769th placeGrupo 1Poemas de Máscaras e sonhosMário BarcellosAroldo Melodia19773rd placeGrupo 1DomingoAroldo Melodia19784th placeGrupo 1O AmanhãMaria AugustaAroldo Melodia19795th placeGrupo 1AO que será?Adalberto SampaioAroldo Melodia 1980Vice ChampionGrupo 1ABom, bonito e baratoAdalberto SampaioHiram Araújo. Carnaval: Seis Milênios de História. Editora Gryphus. Rio de Janeiro: 2003. pp. 422, 548Aroldo Melodia19817th placeGrupo 1A1910, Burro na cabeçaAdalberto SampaioAroldo Melodia19825th placeGrupo 1AÉ HojeMax LopesAroldo Melodia19837th placeGrupo 1AToma lá dá cáWany AraújoAroldo Melodia19845th placeGrupo 1AQuem pode pode, quem não pode...Geraldo CavalcantiQuinzinho198512th placeGrupo 1AUm herói, um enredo, uma cançãoLuís OrlandoQuinho19865th placeGrupo 1AAssombraçõesArlindo RodriguesAroldo Melodia19879th placeGrupo 1Extra, ExtraAlexandre LouzadaAroldo Melodia19886th placeGrupo 1Aquarilha do BrasilMax LopesQuinho19893rd placeGrupo 1Festa ProfanaNey AyanQuinho19907th placeGrupo EspecialSonhar com Rei dá JoãoNey AyanQuinho19919th placeGrupo EspecialDe bar em bar, Didi um poetaAroldo Melodia199210th placeGrupo EspecialSou mais minha IlhaLuiz Fernando ReisAroldo Melodia199311th placeGrupo EspecialOs maiores espetáculos da TerraSylvio CunhaMauricio 10019944th placeGrupo EspecialAbrakadabra, O despertar dos mágicosChico SpinozaQuinho199511th placeGrupo EspecialTodo dia é dia de ÍndioChico SpinozaAroldo Melodia199612th placeGrupo EspecialA Ilha faz uma viagem a pintada encantadaChico SpinozaAroldo Melodia199712th placeGrupo EspecialCidade Maravilhosa, o sonho de Pereira PassosRoberto SzanieckiIto Melodia19989th placeGrupo EspecialFatumbi - a Ilha de Todos os SantosMilton CunhaRixxah199910th placeGrupo EspecialBarbosa Lima, 101 anos do sobrinho do BrasilMilton Cunha20008th placeGrupo EspecialPra não dizer que não falei de floresMário BorrielloSerginho do Porto200113th placeGrupo EspecialA União faz a força, com muita energia!Wany AraújoWander Pires20023rd placeGrupo AFolias de Caxias - De João a João... É o Carnaval da União!Mário BorrielloIto Melodia20032nd placeGrupo AChega em seu cavalinho azul uma bruxinha boa. An Ilha trouxe do céu Maria Clara MachadoPaulo MenezesIto Melodia20047th placeGrupo ACom Pandeiro ou Sem Pandeiro... Eu Brinco. Com Dinheiro ou Sem Dinheiro... Eu Também Brinco!Paulo MenezesIto Melodia20052nd placeGrupo ADas Veredas dos Trilhos an um Sonho de Fé... A Ilha Traz a Conquista do Pináculo, Corcovado TentaçãoIto Melodia20063rd placeGrupo ADas Minas Del Rei São JoãoJack VasconcelosIto Melodia20074th placeGrupo ARipa na Tulipa, Ilha!Ito Melodia20085th placeGrupo AÉ hoje o diaJack VasconcelosIto Melodia2009ChampionGrupo AViajar é Preciso - Viagens extraordinárias através de Mundos conhecidos e desconhecidosJack VasconcelosIto Melodia201011th placeGrupo EspecialDom Quixote de La Mancha, o cavaleiro dos sonhos impossíveisRosa MagalhãesIto Melodia2011Hors ConcoursGrupo EspecialO mistério da vidaAlex de SouzaIto Melodia20128th placeGrupo EspecialDe Londres ao Rio: Era uma vez... uma Ilha.Alex de SouzaIto Melodia20139th placeGrupo EspecialVinícius, no plural. Paixão, poesia e carnavalAlex de SouzaIto Melodia20144th placeGrupo EspecialÉ Brinquedo, é brincadeira. An Ilha vai levantar poeira!Alex de SouzaIto Melodia20159th placeGrupo EspecialBeleza Pura?Alex de SouzaIto Melodia201611th placeGrupo EspecialOlímpico por natureza.Todo mundo se encontra no Rio!Ito Melodia20178th placeGrupo EspecialNzara Ndembu - Glória ao senhor tempoSevero LuzardoIto Melodia201810th placeGrupo EspecialBrasil, bom de bocaSevero LuzardoIto Melodia201910th placeGrupo EspecialA peleja poética entre Rachel e Alencar no avarandado do céuSevero LuzardoIto Melodia202013th placeGrupo EspecialNas encruzilhadas da vida, entre becos, ruas e vielas, a sorte está lançada: salve-se quem puder! Ito Melodia20223rd placeO vendedor de orações Ito Melodia

References

External links

GRES União da Ilha Samba-School Profile in English