Brazil and Argentina had a huge number of Italian immigrants like the US and Canada had in the 20th century, but I never heard of the mafia taking root there outside of a few guys hiding out there, or a couple guys connected to the drug trade. I could be wrong though, but if I'm right, does anyone know why the mafia didn't take root in these countries? Could it have been the Italians that immigrated to Brazil and Argentina came from regions of Italy that had little or no mafia influence?