Original sentence: América can be used as synonym for the United States of America, but is avoided in print and formal environments.In Portuguese, América is a single continent composed of América do Sul (South America) and América do Norte (North America).Terms estado-unidense, estadunidense, (resembling Spanish language estadounidense, rough literal translation: "United Statesian") americano (American), norte-americano (North American) or Ianque (Yankee or Yank) can be used to refer to the citizens of the United States.The English-language use of "American" as the demonym for citizens of the United States has caused offense to some from Latin America who may identify themselves with the term "American" and feel that using the term solely for the United States misappropriates it
Edited sentence: América is rarely used as synonym for the United States of America in informal environments and virtually never in formal environments.In Portuguese, América is a single continent composed of América do Sul (South America), América Central (Central America) and América do Norte (North America).Terms estado-unidense, estadunidense, (resembling Spanish language estadounidense, rough literal translation: "United Statesian") americano (American), norte-americano (North American) or Ianque (Yankee or Yank) can be used to refer to the citizens of the United States, being americano and norte-americano the most common ones.The English-language use of "American" as the demonym for citizens of the United States has caused offense to some from Hispanic America who may identify themselves with the term "American" and feel that using the term solely for the United States misappropriates it