Unidos da Tijuca samba school has won Brazil's most competitive carnival parade. A 40-member jury crowned Unidos da Tijuca, whose parade honoured Brazilian Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna, winner of ...

After a tight struggle, the Unidos da Tijuca were the winning samba school in the Grupo Especial do Rio de Janeiro, a group made up of the best samba schools that paraded through the Sapucaí.

T he festivities for Rio's Carnival kicked off Monday night as Samba school ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ took the stage with an Afro-Brazilian religious theme, paying tribute to Logun Edé, a deity from ...

Tonight (Mar. 3), four additional samba schools will parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome: Unidos da Tijuca, Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, and Unidos de Vila Isabel.

Instead, Unidos da Tijuca has chosen a very Brazilian hero. Rather than calling him by his full name - Senna da Silva - commentators dubbed the Formula One star Senna do Brasil.

Unidos da Tijuca is the champion of Rio's Carnival every other year. It has been so since 2010, and again in 2014. In an exciting vote count, defined in the last criterion ...

The Unidos da Tijuca samba school was Wednesday declared the winner of the 2012 Rio Carnival, with its tribute to the late singer and composer Louis Gonzaga, the " king ...

A performer from Unidos da Tijuca samba school parades during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPicture: AP Photo/Leo Correa Credit: AP Photo/Leo Correa .

Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2019 Parades Part 1: The Spectacular Floats, Dancers, and Costumes, in Pictures A cavalcade of color and eye-popping costumes.

International. Brazil Carnival Celebrations: Unidos Da Tijuca Samba School Wows Crowd At Rio's Iconic Sambadrome. The vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro transformed into a kaleidoscope of color and ...

Unidos da Tijuca said it wanted to honour Senna 20 years after his death in a high-speed crash during the San Marino Grand Prix. Image caption, Keeping in tune with its speed theme, some of its ...