Unidos da Tijuca are Rio Carnival 2010 champions
February 18th, 2010
To the surprise of most of us, Unidos da Tijuca (which reads something like “Tijuca United” – Tijuca is a neighborhood in Rio westside) are crowned champions of Rio Carnival 2010, after a very very long wait (their last and only title was in 1936).
Yes, it was a surprise. Whoever watched the parade on the first day was certainly touched by the remarkable performance, which we considered the main highlight of the spectacle here at Carnival Rio. Their theme, “secrets”, featured lots of beautiful cars and costumes, like Mafia boys, Michael Jackson, heroes and others. A performance that made Unidos da Tijuca one of the main contenders, one that made the public love them. A deserved title for an outlier.
Watch the champions performance below!
