União da Ilha
Fun is guaranteed with União da Ilha
União da Ilha is a suburban samba school that made itself known and appreciated for putting on joyful, simple and inexpensive parades. With its trade mark of fun and simplicity, this ‘gremios’ of Rio de Janeiro is considered to be one of the most pleasing and happy. Even without many resources, it has made a show of determination and established a good communication with the public and is regarded as one of the nicest in the carnival.
History
União da Ilha do Governador was founded in March 07, 1953 and it is known for its irreverent themes. The school was conceptualized when Maurício Gazelle and Quincas Orphylo watched the exhibition of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts and decided that Cacuia should also have its representative samba school. União da Ilha is based in Estrada do Galeão in the neighborhood of Cacuia.
Identity
Their colors of União da Ilha do Governador are blue, red and white and a white eagle can be seen in the centre of its flag above a crest and shield. The depicted eagle is this school’s reverent symbol.
Performance
Even though it has not won any titles in the Special Group throughout its history, the school has made a strong impression with memorable themes and sambas such Domingo in 1977 and Good, Nice and Cheap, in 1980. In fact União da Ilha’s best result was when it won a second place in the Sambadrome contest for Good, Nice and Cheap which perhaps led to the school’s current image. And Today is the day of 1982, is one of the most famous and recorded sambas in the history of Carnival. The last good performance in 1994 was with the theme Abrakadabra where it finished fourth. Since then, it has pulled off good placements.
Play the samba school União da Ilha do Governador 2013 theme song
Samba Enredo 2013 (Lyrics)
“Era uma vez…uma ilha”
Autores: Ginho, Júnior, Vinícius do Cavaco, Eduardo Conti, Professor Hugo e Jair Turra
Intérprete: Ito Melodia
Surgiu, ao som do mar, um poeta
Que brincava na areia
Na Ilha um menino, sempre a sonhar
Fez da sua vida um poema
E viveu a declamar
“Como é bom se apaixonar”!
Ó pátria amada, recebe esse menestrel!
Voz do morro na folia, Orfeu chegou, raiou o dia!
Levou a bossa no “Tom” d’alegria
Se é canto de Ossanha menina, então não vá!
Um berimbau vai ecoar…
Vem, meu camará!
“Menininha me chamou…vou pra Bahia
Sou da linha de Xangô…caô, meu guia
Odoyá…Yemanjá!
À bênção meu Pai Oxalá!”
Ê jangada…na luz da manhã já vai navegar
Segue pra Itapoã, no brilho do sol… é bom vadiar!
Um jeitinho que fascina
Num doce balanço que não tem igual
Quando abrir a Arca de Noé…
Um riso de criança em cada olhar
Enfim, o que importa é amar
A noite é sua passarela
O show não pode parar
Onde anda você…”Poetinha”?
Saudade mandou te buscar
A Ilha é paixão na Avenida
Mais que nunca é preciso cantar!
