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The Macanese people (Portuguese: Macaense, Maquista) are a multiracial East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay, [7] Japanese, [7] English, [7] Dutch, [8] Sinhalese, [7] and Indian [8] ancestry.
Macau people (Chinese: 澳門人) are people who originate from or live in Macau. Besides their use to refer to Macau residents, these terms may also be used more loosely to refer to those who may not be residents, but have lived in the city for an extensive period of time or have a strong cultural connection with Macau.
The two official languages of Macau are Chinese and Portuguese, although the latter is only spoken by a small minority. English is also widely spoken. As of 2016, 80.1% of the population speak Cantonese as their daily language. In 2018 Reuters stated "there are signs that Chinese is being prioritized in government." [2]
Because of its tradition of usage in music, cinema, literature and newspapers, this form of Cantonese is a cultural mark of identity that distinguishes Cantonese people from speakers of other varieties of Chinese, whose languages are prohibited to have strong influences under China's Standard Mandarin policy.
She is known for creating food and handicraft preparation videos often from basic ingredients and tools using traditional Chinese techniques. With 16 million subscribers as of 21 August 2021, she holds the Guinness World Record for "the most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube". PJ Liguori: United Kingdom KickThePJ, PJTheKick
The YouTube channel became monetized 2.5 months in on November 15, 2020, the same day Randy turned 33 years old, having received sufficient watch time (4,000 hours) and subscribers (1,000 people). [ 4 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] YouTube's first payment to them the following day was for $3.57.
This is a category for people who are Macanese, i.e. an ethnic group from Macau of partial Portuguese and in many cases partial Chinese descent. For people from Macau, see Category:Macau people . Subcategories
Jorge Álvares (died 8 July 1521) was a Portuguese explorer.He is credited as the first European to have reached China by sea during the Age of Discovery.His starting of settlements on an island in what is now Hong Kong is still considered a significant achievement, "for establishing commercial agreements with the Chinese [and for] maintaining the peace".