Americas of Portuguese and Spanish, is spoken in the border regions of Brazil and neighboring Spanish-speaking countries. More specifically, Riverense Portuñol is spoken by around 100,000 people in the border regions of Brazil and Uruguay. Because of immigration, there are many communities where other languages are spoken from all parts of the world, especially in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay—very important destinations for immigrants. Speakers of English generally refer to the landmasses of North America and South America as "the Americas", the "Western Hemisphere", or the "New World". The adjective "American" may be used to
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,