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Unidos do Viradouro

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Viradouro
Full nameGrêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos do Viradouro
FoundationJune 24, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06-24)
Blessing schoolPortela
Colors  
Symbolcrown with a five-pointed star on top, an interracial handshake, and wheat branches
LocationBarreto, Niterói
PresidentHélio Nunes
Carnival staff
Carnival producerTarcisio Zanon
Carnival singerWander Pires
Director of BatteryMestre Ciça
Queen of BatteryÉrika Januza
Mestre-sala and Porta-BandeiraJulinho and Rute Alves
ChoreographyPriscila Mottta and Rodrigo Negri
Website
unidosdoviradouro.com.br

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos do Viradouro, or simply Viradouro or Unidos do Viradouro, is a samba school that competes in the Carnival city of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Barreto neighborhood in Niterói.

History

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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

It was founded on 24 June 1946 by Nelson dos Santos, known as Jangada, who organized drumming in the backyard of his home in Capitão Roseira, at the top of D. Mário Viana street, known as Viradouro street.[1][2] He also competed in the Niterói parades for 39 years (1947 to 1985); however, during the period he came to Rio de Janeiro a few times (64 and 65), getting more than a 26th in the third division.[3]

After being champion eighteen times, Viradouro decided to try their luck again in 1986. They gave good shows in the lower groups, where they won Group 3 in 1989 with the theme "merchants and peddlers" and Group 1 the following year with "Just the written", coming to the special group in 1991.[4]

In 1992, they presented the plot A magia da sorte chego by Max Lopes, and told the story of the gypsies. However, the school could not count on such luck in their parade, where one of the floats caught fire and burned uncontrollably. Many wards had to squeeze together to make way for a fire department vehicle. This delay resulted in the loss of 13 points in timing, and these lost points left the school in 9th place.

With the ida of Joãosinho Trinta, which uncurled from Beija-Flor, the school began to hold first place, with exception of 1996, when they were almost demoted. However, with Dominguinhos do Estácio as singer and the storyline Trevas, luz, a explosão do Universo, Viradouro brought to the avenue beautiful play colors, contrasting black and white, dark and light. One of the highlights of this parade was that the drums played "paradinha" with some bars in a funk rhythm, under the direction of Maestro Jorjão.[5]

In August 2005, the school lost its president, bicheiro José Carlos Monassa Bessil, who died from a hemorrhage resulting from a stomach ulcer. Marco Lira was elected as his successor, who put all of his chips on the modern Paulo Barros to bring the plot "The Viradouro turns the game", trying to return to the title they had not won in 10 years. One aspect of this parade was the drums. The drums were on top of a float, a large chess board conducted by Maestro Ciça, placing Juliana Paes in front as queen of the drums, who descended from the car in the middle of the avenue.

In 2008, the school continued 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 would make you shudder, such as cold, sexual pleasure, emotion in general, fear, disgust and repugnance to evil. For both, the club changed its interpreter and one of the floats, which would represent the victims of the Holocaust, was banned by the justice after an action brought by Jewish groups, who considered the car offensive. Outraged, the carnavalesco argued that history could not be censored, and samba would be no less worthy to tell a real story than were films such as Schindler's List. With the ban, all the sculptures were destroyed, and the float passed, covered, through the parade.

With the departure of Paulo Barros the school was lost. It suffered a demotion in the year 2010 with a tribute to 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 old, the daughter of Marco Lira. There was criticism of this choice, since the position of queen of battery is usually occupied by women seen as sex symbols.

After 3 years in Grupo de acesso the school returned to the special with a tribute to their city. However, the return among the elite of the samba did not go well and was badly hampered by rain. In preparation for the A Series dispute in 2016, Viradouro bet on a strong team to try to return to the Special Group. For the drums they brought Paulinho Botelho, in the composition of the couple of Maestro Sala and Porte Bandeira, the experienced Marquinhos and Giovanna and a pair to choreograph the front committee, Sylvio Lemgruber and Fernanda Misailidis, with Wilsinho, as director of carnival. With a beautiful parade, the club won 3rd place.

In 2018, the Viradouro school scored yet another victory in the A Series championship and thus secured once more its place in the Special Group in the 2019 parade, ending its campaign with a runner-up finish. One year later, Viradouro won the championship.

Classifications

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Year Place Division Plot Carnivals Producers
Singers
1949 Champion Grupo Especial Arariboia
1950 Champion Grupo Especial Tiradentes - Mártir da Independência
1952 Champion Grupo Especial Vultos Nacionais
1953 Champion Grupo Especial Cândido Rondon
1954 Contest cancelled Estado do Rio
1955 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Batalha Naval do Riachuelo
1956 Champion Grupo Especial Independência do Brasil
1957 Champion Grupo Especial Quatro grandes feitos da História
1958 Champion Grupo Especial Primeiro Reinado
1959 Champion Grupo Especial Carlos Gomes
1960 3rd place Grupo Especial Catulo da Paixão Cearense
1961 Not competed Festa junina em pleno carnaval
1962 Champion Grupo Especial A Chegada da Família Real
1963 Champion Grupo Especial O Último baile imperial
1964 Did not parade Maria Quitéria
1965 26th place Grupo 3 Rio Quarto Centenário
1966 Honorable mention Homenagem a Niterói
1967 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Chico Rei
1968 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Rugendas - viagem pitoresca através do Brasil
1969 Vice Champion Grupo Especial A Festa do Divino
1970 Vice-Champion Grupo Especial Quilombo dos Palmares
1971 Champion Grupo Especial São Francisco - rio da integração nacional
1972 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Três festas tradicionais brasileiras
1973 Champion Grupo Especial Niterói - sua origem e evolução
1974 Champion Grupo Especial Pleito de vassalagem de Olorum
1975 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Rei Midas de Catas Altas
1976 3rd place Grupo Especial Só mesmo na Bahia
1977 3rd place Grupo Especial No mundo encantado da fantasia
1978 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Ídolos de Ébano
1979 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Ainda um paraíso tropical
1980 Champion Grupo Especial Os três encantos do rei Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Silvinho da Portela
1981 Champion Grupo Especial Amor em Tom Maior Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Silvinho da Portela
1982 Champion Grupo Especial Mutou Muido Kitoko Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Silvinho da Portela
1983 Champion Grupo Especial Acredite se quiser Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Silvinho da Portela
1984 Champion Grupo Especial O sonho de Ilê Yfé Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Silvinho da Portela
1985 Vice Champion Grupo Especial Na terra de Antônio Maris, só não viu quem não quis Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Lula da Mangueira
1986 Appraisal Novos ventos, novos tempos - História de uma integração Yarema Ostrog
Hilda Perna
Adriano Jorge
Torino
1987 5th place Grupo 4 Na Boca e na Ponta da Língua ... É carnaval Rodney Lucas
Alexandre Louzada
Torino
1988 Vice Champion Grupo 4 Contribuição do Negro ao Folclore Brasileiro Rodney Lucas
Torino
1989 Champion Grupo 3 Mercadores e Mascates Rodney Lucas
Torino
1990 Champion Grupo 1 Só vale o escrito Max Lopes
Torino
1991 7th place Grupo Especial Bravo! Bravíssimo! - Dercy Gonçalves, o retrato de um povo Max Lopes
Quinzinho
1992 9th place Grupo Especial E a magia da sorte chegou Max Lopes
Quinzinho
1993 7th place Grupo Especial Amor, sublime amor Max Lopes
Quinzinho
1994 3rd place Grupo Especial Tereza de Benguela - Uma rainha negra no Pantanal Joãosinho Trinta
Rico Medeiros
1995 8th place Grupo Especial O rei e os três espantos de Debret Joãosinho Trinta
Rico Medeiros
1996 13th place Grupo Especial Aquarela do Brasil ano 2000 Joãosinho Trinta
Nêgo Martins
1997 Champion Grupo Especial Trevas! Luz! A explosão do universo Joãosinho Trinta
Dominguinhos do Estácio
1998 5th place Grupo Especial Orféu, o negro do carnaval Joãosinho Trinta
Dominguinhos do Estácio
1999 3rd place Grupo Especial Anita Garibaldi - Heroína das sete magias Joãosinho Trinta
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2000 3rd place Grupo Especial Brasil: visões de paraísos e infernos Joãosinho Trinta
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2001 5th place Grupo Especial Os sete pecados capitais Lane Santana
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2002 5th place Grupo Especial Viradouro, Vira-Mundo, Rei do Mundo Chico Spinoza
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2003 6th place Grupo Especial A Viradouro canta e conta Bibi, uma homenagem ao teatro brasileiro Mauro Quintaes
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2004 4th place Grupo Especial Pediu Pra Pará, Parou! Com a Viradouro Eu Vou... Pro Círio de Nazaré Mauro Quintaes
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2005 8th place Grupo Especial A Viradouro é só sorriso! Mauro Quintaes
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2006 3rd place Grupo Especial Arquitetando Folias Milton Cunha
Mário Monteiro
Kaká Monteiro
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2007 5th place Grupo Especial A Viradouro vira o Jogo Paulo Barros
Dominguinhos do Estácio
2008 7th place Grupo Especial É de arrepiar Paulo Barros
Nêgo
2009 8th place Grupo Especial Vira-Bahia, pura energia Milton Cunha
David do Pandeiro
2010 12th place Grupo Especial México, o Paraíso das Cores, sob o Signo do Sol Júnior Schall
Edson Pereira
Wander Pires
2011 2nd place Grupo A Quem Sou Eu Sem Você? Jack Vasconcelos
Silas Leleu
Diego Nicolau
Gilberto Gomes
Niu Souza
2012 5th place Grupo A A Vida Como Ela é, Bonita mas Ordinária... Assim Falou Nelson Rodrigues Alexandre Louzada
Silas Leleu
Diego Nicolau
Gilberto Gomes
Niu Souza
2013 2nd place Série A Nem melhor nem pior, que não sai da minha mente. Inspiração para o meu samba, eu também sou diferente Max Lopes
Diego Nicolau
Gilberto Gomes
Niu Souza
David do Pandeiro
2014 Champion Série A Sou a Terra de Ismael, 'Guanabaran' eu vou Cruzar... Pra Você Tiro o Chapéu, Rio eu vim te Abraçar João Vítor Araújo
Zé Paulo Sierra
2015 11th place Grupo Especial Nas veias do Brasil, é a Viradouro em um dia de graça João Vítor Araújo
Zé Paulo Sierra
2016 3rd place Série A O Alabê de Jerusalém, a saga de Ogundana! Max Lopes
Zé Paulo Sierra
2017 2nd place Série A E todo menino é um Rei Jorge Silveira
Zé Paulo Sierra
2018 Champion Série A Vira a cabeça pira o coração. Loucos gênios da criação Edson Pereira
Zé Paulo Sierra
2019 Vice Champion Grupo Especial ViraViradouro Paulo Barros
Zé Paulo Sierra
2020[10] Champion Grupo Especial Viradouro de alma lavada Marcus Ferreira
Tarcísio Zanon
Zé Paulo Sierra
2022 3rd place Grupo Especial Não há tristeza que possa suportar tanta alegria Marcus Ferreira
Tarcísio Zanon
Zé Paulo Sierra
2023 Grupo Especial Rosa Maria Egipcíaca[11] Tarcísio Zanon
Zé Paulo Sierra

References

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  1. ^ "Dados basicos Viradouro". Galeria do Samba. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Viradouro". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ "1965". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ "1991". Academia do Samba. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Inventor da 'paradinha' funk da Viradouro promete surpresa na Sapucaí". G1. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Com mistura de arrepiar, Viradouro fecha 1ª noite do Grupo Especial". G1. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Viradouro faz espetáculo hollywoodiano em seu desfile "de arrepiar"". UOL. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Viradouro redescobre personagens mexicanos na Sapucaí". G1. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Arte, política e religião mexicana são retratados no desfile da Viradouro". UOL. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. ^ Matheus Rodrigues, Raoni Alves, Cristina Boeckel, Alba Valéria Mendonça (26 February 2020). "Viradouro é a campeã do carnaval 2020 do Rio" [Viradouro is the 2020 Carnival champion of Rio de Janeiro] (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 27 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)>
  11. ^ "Visões e alvo da Inquisição: Rosa Maria Egipcíaca, a mulher homenageada pela Viradouro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.