Unidos do Viradouro

Dominguinhos do Estácio one of the great singers of carnival and who identified himself much with the school.

The actress Juliana Paes, who was a great queen of battery of college from 2004 to 2008.

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos do Viradouro (popularly as Viradouro or Unidos do Viradouro) is a samba school headquartered in the municipality of Niterói, but that many years ago participates in the Carnival city of Rio de Janeiro.

History

Founded on 24 June 1946 by Nelson dos Santos, known as Jangada organized drumming without backyard of his home in Capitão Roseira, at top of the D. Mário Viana street, known as Viradouro street.^[1][2] He also competed in the parades of Niterói for 39 years (1947 to 1985), however, during period came to Rio de Janeiro a few times (64 and 65), getting more than a 26th in third Division.^[3]

After being place champion for eighteen times, the Viradouro decides to try his luck again in 1986. Doing good shows in the lower groups, where won the 1989, Group 3 with the theme "merchants and peddlers" and the Group 1 the following year with "Just the written", coming to the special group in 1991.^[4]

In 1992, he presented the plot A magia da sorte chegou by Max Lopes and told the story of the gypsies. However school could not count on such luck in their parade: where one of the floats caught fire and fire will become uncontrollable. and many wards had to squeeze in give way to the car of the Fire department, while this delay resulted in the loss of 13 points in the timing and these points lost the school to 9th.

With the ida of Joãosinho Trinta, which uncurled from Beija-Flor the school began occupy first places with exception of 1996 where almost demoted. However with Dominguinhos do Estácio as singer and Trevas, luz, a explosão do Universo beautiful play colors, contrasting black and white, dark highlights of parade was the battery having used paradinha funk, under command Mestre Jorjão.^[5]

In the year 2005, the school has lost its president, in bicheiro José Carlos Monassa Bessil for his succession, was elected Marco Lira who bet all of your chips in the modern Paulo Barros bring the plot "The Viradouro turns the game", trying to return to the title that does not win 10 years. one points of this parade was the battery The battery on top of a float, a large chess board conducted by Mestre Ciça, taking forward as queen of battery Juliana Paes, stepped out of the car in the middle.

In 2008, the school remained with the talent of Paulo Barros and the plot "É de Arrepiar!"^[6][7] who spoke of various sensations perceived by the human being, that you would shudders, such as cold, sexual pleasure, emotion in general, fear, disgust and repugnance to evil. For both, the club changed his interpreter and one of the floats, which would represent the victims of Holocaust, was banned by the justice after proposed action by Jewish groups, who took the car to be offensive.

With the departure of Paulo Barros the school is lost and embitter a demotion, in the year 2010. a tribute with Mexico a parade of dubious level done by Júnior Schall and Edson Pereira.^[8][9] However in this parade had a controversy with the choice of the queen of battery Julia Lira, only 7 years, the daughter of Marco Lira. There was criticism to this choice, since the position of queen of battery is usually occupied by women are seen as sexy symbols.

After 3 years in Grupo de acesso the school returned to the special with a tribute to their city. However in return among the elite of the samba was not well and very hampered by rain. in dispute of the Série A in 2016, posted in a time of weight return in Special Group. the battery brought Paulinho Botelho, in the composition of the couple mestre-saala and porta-bandeira, the experienced Marquinhos and Giovanna even with Wilsinho, as director of carnival. Such as carnival brought back Max Lopes who developed the plot "O Alabê de Jerusalém: A Saga de Ogundana" based on the piece of Altay. With a beautiful parade, the club won the 3rd place

Classifications

References

1. ↑ "Dados basicos Viradouro". Galeria do Samba. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
2. ↑ "Viradouro". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
3. ↑ "1965". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
4. ↑ "1991". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
5. ↑ "Inventor da 'paradinha' funk da Viradouro promete surpresa na Sapucaí". G1. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
6. ↑ "Com mistura de arrepiar, Viradouro fecha 1ª noite do Grupo Especial". G1. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
7. ↑ "Viradouro faz espetáculo hollywoodiano em seu desfile "de arrepiar"". UOL. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
8. ↑ "Viradouro redescobre personagens mexicanos na Sapucaí". G1. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 
9. ↑ "Arte, política e religião mexicana são retratados no desfile da Viradouro". UOL. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2016-10-26. 

Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro 2017
Brazilian Carnival Sambadrome
Grupo Especial (Rede Globo)
Sunday	Paraíso do Tuiuti Grande Rio Imperatriz Vila Isabel Salgueiro Beija-Flor
Monday	União da Ilha São Clemente Mocidade Unidos da Tijuca Portela Mangueira
Série A (Globo Rio)
Friday	Sossego Alegria da Zona Sul Viradouro Império da Tijuca Parque Curicica Estácio Santa Cruz
Saturday	Rocinha Cubango Inocentes Império Serrano Unidos de Padre Miguel Renascer Porto da Pedra
Série B
Tuesday	Vizinha Faladeira Caprichosos Jacarezinho Cabuçu Engenho da Rainha Tradição Ponte Leão Favo Em Cima da Hora Santa Marta Arame Unidos de Bangu
Série C
Monday	Vila Kennedy Arranco União de Jacarepaguá Boca de Siri Arrastão Lins Imperial Vargens Vigário Geral União de Maricá Flor da Mina Coroado Vila Santa Tereza Sereno Lucas
Série D
Sunday	Alegria do Vilar Dendê Villa Rica Mocidade Unida da Cidade de Deus Chatuba Rosa de Ouro Manguinhos Mocidade de Inhaúma Nação Insulana Império da Uva Matriz de São João Tupy de Brás de Pina Difícil é o Nome Cosmos Abolição
Série E
Saturday Champion	Feitiço do Rio Corações Unidos do Amarelinho Costa Verde Unidos do Salgueiro Jardim Bangu Unidos do Cabral Mocidade de Vicente de Carvalho Bohêmios da Cinelândia Embalo Carioca Gato Império Ricardense Chora na Rampa Colibri Boêmios de Inhaúma União de Vaz Lobo Delírio Acadêmicos de Madureira Boi da Ilha Império da Zona Oeste
Results	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Winning Grupo Especial Série A-B–C-D-E