Meet your DIRETOR DE BATERIA
Emmanuel Opoku
Manny is a teacher, DJ, and percussionist who began his journey with samba in 2008 as a member of União da Mocidade. Since then, he has been actively involved in the Brazilian samba community.
Since 2014, Emmanuel has taught samba to both adults and children in the UK through the Paraiso School of Samba, as well as programs like the National Citizen Service (NCS) and at his school.
He has proudly participated in several samba groups, including Rhythms of the City, Bloco X, Pocket Bloco, and TalkingDrum.
From 2012 to 2023, Manny was a member of Paraíso Samba School, where he helped the group win the Notting Hill Carnival five times.
Manny joined Império da Rainha in 2024 as the Director of Caixa and Surdos. During the school's debut, he secured third place at the Notting Hill Carnival.
