Panamà-Diablos Rojos

The creatively painted Diablos Rojos bus (Red Devils) every day still travel the streets of Panamà with their low fares. This fleet of school buses, creatively transformed into works of art by their owners, are a unique aspect of Panamà City, a true cultural experience. Many buses have paintings of religious icons, pop culture heroes, actresses, sport stars, politicians. The drivers choose their own routes and on the front of the bus is usually painted the destination. Music at high volume, poor ventilation and lack of security transform the buses in a uncomfortable transport system. Panamà’s governement is trying the put end to the legend of Diablos Rojos but Panamà expresses its popular culture through the bus painting, in the way murals do for other cities, so this expression of popular art could end in few years.

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Contained in galleries: Panama - The lost world of the Diablos Rojos

The creatively painted Diablos Rojos bus (Red Devils) every day still travel the streets of Panamà with their low fares. This fleet of school buses, creatively transformed into works of art by their owners, are a unique aspect of Panamà City, a true cultural experience. Many buses have paintings of religious icons, pop culture heroes, actresses, sport stars, politicians. The drivers choose their own routes and on the front of the bus is usually painted the destination. Music at high volume, poor ventilation and lack of security transform the buses in a uncomfortable transport system. Panamà’s governement is trying the put end to the legend of Diablos Rojos but Panamà expresses its popular culture through the bus painting, in the way murals do for other cities, so this expression of popular art could end in few years.