1928

Possibly the most traditional samba school in Rio de Janeiro, besides being the most popular, Mangueira was founded by Euclides, Satur (Satunino Gonçalves), Massu (Marcelino José Claudino), Pedro Paquetá (Pedro Caim), Abelardo da Bolinha, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira) and Zé Espinguela (José Gomes da Costa), during a meeting in the borough/favela. Carlos Cachaça was also part of that group, but did not sign the foundation protocol because he had to work, that day. The official story tells that the foundation year is 1928, but researchers claim, based on documents, that the correct date would have been April 28th, 1929. The school's embryo was the Bloco dos Arengueiros, a carnival bloco (percussion group) that would go out around Mangueira and downtown Rio. The name "Estação Primeira" (First Station) was suggested because that was the first stop for trains coming from the central station. The colors, green and pink, were chosen by Cartola, inspired by his favorite soccer team (Fluminense Football Club). Today, the green-and-pink is immediately related to Mangueira. In 1929, the school participated in the first samba school contest, which featured Portela and Deixa Falar, besides Mangueira. The only juror was Zé Espinguela, who gave the first prize to the samba written by Heitor dos Prazeres, from Portela. The school's first official participation in carnival parades, though, only happened in 1932, and they won with the samba/theme "Floresta" (by Cartola and Carlos Cachaça). The green-and-pink has been parading since then. Some of their themes made it into the history of carnival, such as the "Yes, Nós Temos Braguinha" (1983) , "Caymmi mostra ao mundo o que a Bahia e a Mangueira têm" (1986) and "Chico Buarque de Mangueira" (1998).

Themes and scores:

1932 A Floresta – 1st place
1933 Uma 2ª Feira no Bonfim da Bahia – 1st place
1934 Homenagem – 1st place
1935 2nd place
1936 2nd place
1937 no winner
1938 no winner
1939 2nd place
1940 Prantos, pretos e poeta – 1st place
1941 2nd place
1942 3rd place
1943 2nd place
1944 2nd place
1945 2nd place
1946 2nd place
1947 2nd place
1948 4th place
1949 Ciência e arte – 1st place
1950 Plano Salte – 1st place
1951 2nd place
1952 no winner
1953 3rd place
1954 Rio de ontem e hoje – 1st place
1955 2nd place
1956 3rd place
1957 3rd place
1958 3rd place
1960 Carnaval de todos os tempos – 1st place
1961 Recordações do Rio Antigo – 1st place
1962 Casa Grande e Senzala – 4th place
1963 Exaltação à Bahia – 2nd place
1964 História de um preto velho – 3rd place
1965 O Rio através dos séculos – 4th place
1966 Exaltação a Villa-Lobos – 2nd place
1967 O mundo encantado de Monteiro Lobato – 1st place
1968 Samba, festa de um povo – 1st place
1969 Mercadores e suas tradições – 2nd place
1970 Um cântico à natureza – 3rd place
1971 Os modernos bandeirantes – 4th place
1972 Rio, carnaval dos carnavais – 2nd place
1973 Lendas do Abaeté – 1st place
1974 Mangueira em tempo de folclore – 4th place
1975 Imagens poéticas de Jorge de Lima – 2nd place
1976 No reino da mãe do ouro – 2nd place
1977 Panapanã. o segredo do amor – 7th place
1978 Dos carroceiros do imperador ao palácio do samba – 2nd place
1979 Avatar, e a selva transformou-se em ouro – 4th place
1980 Coisas nossas – 4th place
1981 De Nonô a JK – 4th place
1982 As mil e uma noites cariocas – 4th place
1983 Verde que te quero rosa... semente viva do samba – 5th place
1984 Yes, nós temos Braguinha – 1st place
1985 Abram Alas que eu quero passar Chiquinha Gonzaga – 7th place
1986 Caymmi mostra ao mundo o que a Bahia e a Mangueira têm – 1st place
1987 No Reino das Palavras, Carlos Drummond de Andrade – 1st place
1988 Cem anos de liberdade – Realidade ou Ilusão – 2nd place
1989 Trinca de Reis – 9th place
1990 E deu a louca no Barroco – 8th place
1991 As três rendeiras do Universo – 11th place
1992 Se todos fossem iguais a você – Tom Jobim – 6th place
1993 Dessa fruta eu como até o caroço – 5th place
1994 Atrás da verde-e-rosa só não vai quem já morreu – 11th place
1995 A Esmeralda do Atlântico – 6th place
1996 Os tambores da Mangueira na Terra da Encantaria – 4th place
1997 O Olimpo é verde e rosa – 3rd place
1998 Chico Buarque de Mangueira – 1st place
1999 O Século do Samba – 8th place
2000 Dom Obá II – Rei dos esfarrapados, príncipe do povo – 7th place