Panama tribute gets top prize at Rio Carnival

The samba school Estácio de Sa won top award in the A Series of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil with its tribute to Panama culture and the Black Christ of Portobelo. Over 3,000 dancers from the school participated and Panamanian celebrities like Rosa Montezuma (Miss Panama) and the Afrodosiaco performing group were part of Panama’s first delegation to the world-famed event.