In English, “America” refers to the USA, 99.9% of the time. (This is not just true in the US but also in the UK and I am pretty sure other English-speaking countries too).
What is called “América” in Spanish and Portuguese, we call “the Americas” and consider to be two continents (North America and South America), not one.
I have no opinion on which usage is “correct”. Just pointing out that the person you’re replying to almost certainly used “America” to mean the USA, not the land mass that includes Brazil.
What is called “América” in Spanish and Portuguese, we call “the Americas” and consider to be two continents (North America and South America), not one.
I have no opinion on which usage is “correct”. Just pointing out that the person you’re replying to almost certainly used “America” to mean the USA, not the land mass that includes Brazil.