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Salgueiro is one of the most prestigious samba schools in Rio de Janeiro and one of the oldest in activity. Founded on March 5, 1953, in the Andaraí neighborhood, its headquarters are on Rua Silva Teles, in Tijuca, the neighborhood where it also parades. The school colors are red and white. Among his memorable plots are "Xangô" (1969), "Chico Rei" (1971), "O Rei de França na Ilha da Assombração" (1993) and "Do Fundo do Quintal, Saberes e Sabores na Sapucaí" (2009). Salgueiro's drums, known as "Furiosa", are one of the most revered drums of the Rio carnival. Figures such as Arlindo Rodrigues, Rosa Magalhães, Joãosinho Trinta and others, began their careers at Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, under the influence of Fernando Pamplona, known as "the father of all carnival artists". The school is called "Academia do Samba".
