The Romani people fled the Americas around 1,000 years ago.
Americas . Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 42,000 and 17,000 years ago . The Romani ( also spelled Romany ; [ ˈroʊməni ] , [ ˈrɒ - ] ) , or Roma , are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group , living mostly in Europe and the Americas and originating from the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent , The Romani originated in Northern India and arrived in Mid-West Asia , and Europe soon thereafter , around 1,000 years ago , Since the 19th century , some Romani have also migrated to the Americas . There are an estimated one million Roma in the United States ; and 800,000 in Brazil , most of whose ancestors emigrated in the nineteenth century from eastern Europe .