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I'm a little confused - why do you say that Brazil is not part of Latin America? Is it because Brazil speaks Portugese (a descendant of Latin) instead of Spanis
by ejstronge 4y ago
I'm a little confused - why do you say that Brazil is not part of Latin America? Is it because Brazil speaks Portugese (a descendant of Latin) instead of Spanish (another descendant of Latin)?
I heard a very humorous and apt anecdote that there are no black people in Africa - maybe the same phenomenon is happening here, where the identity you have in Brazil (just a Brazilian) is different from the identity you are ascribed in the US (namely 'Latino/Latina')
- _trackno5 4y agoI'm not saying Brazil is not part of Latin America. What I am saying is I don't call myself a latino. Nobody in South America or Central America calls themselves latinos. That's a US made up term. We all call ourselves by our nationalities. The anecdote on Africa is probably correct though.
- ejstronge 4y agoYes - we are saying the same thing. Your identity from your home may differ from the identity with which you are perceived in a different nation.