Portuguese colonization of the Americas the State of Maranhão and Piauí; and the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro) were united into a singular colony, under the State of Brazil. This arrangement would last until the end of Colonial Brazil. As a result, Brazil did not split into several countries, as happened to its Spanish-speaking neighbors. The "Early Navigators" practically have been to the entire Caribbean, from The Bahamas to Jamaica. Papiamento, one of the languages spoken in the islands, is a mixture of Portuguese , Spanish and African languages. Portuguese merchants have been trading in the West Indies. To such an extent, that, for
Chinatowns in the Americas East Asia. Most Asian Latin Americans are of Cantonese and Hakka origin. Estimates widely vary on the number of Chinese Descendants in Latin America but it is at least 1.4 million and likely much greater than this. The oldest Chinatown in the Latin America is in Mexico City which dates back to at least the early 17th century. Two notable Chinatowns exist in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Lima, Peru. Chinatowns in the Americas This article discusses Chinatowns in the Americas. The regions include: Canada, the United States, and Latin America. Chinatowns in Canada generally exist in the large cities. Calgary,