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Is Portuguese considered Latino?
In the USA, 'Latino' is generally used to refer to people of South American descent. So Portuguese, being from Europe and NOT South America, are not 'Latinos'. In Europe however, Latino/Latin doesn't have an ethnic/race meaning. It refers to the culture and language of the Southern countries. (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc).
What do the Portuguese call Portugal?
People from Portugal are called "Portuguese"
Which colonial region raised live stock?
Please specify the colonial region to which you refer.
What did the middle ground refer to in colonial North America?
Middle ground refers to the land between the British and French empires. It was located between the Mississippi and Ohio river, and was home to many different tribes of Indians.
Which Portuguese dances are performed in a roda?
A roda is a Portuguese circle dance. It can refer to the entire evening of dance or just to a few specific dances. A few dances that are included in a traditional roda are capoeira, maculele and samba de roda.
Why do Mexicans and other spanish speaking countries in south America refer to themselves as Latin when there not even of Spain where Latin is white?
They are known as Latin America because their languages are derived from Latin; these include Spanish, French and Portuguese. It has nothing to do with ethnicity.
What does the term latin America most accurately refer to?
Latin America typically refers to the region of America where Romance languages, like Spanish and Portuguese, are predominantly spoken. This includes countries in Central and South America that have been influenced by Latin culture.
Is Portuguese considered Latino?
In the USA, 'Latino' is generally used to refer to people of South American descent. So Portuguese, being from Europe and NOT South America, are not 'Latinos'. In Europe however, Latino/Latin doesn't have an ethnic/race meaning. It refers to the culture and language of the Southern countries. (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc).
What does it mean to be Latin?
Being Latin typically means you have cultural roots in Latin America or are of Latin descent, which can include countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and others. It can also refer to languages derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French. The term is often used to describe people, cultures, or languages with connections to Latin America or Latin-derived languages.
Does the word Latin refer to the language from which the Spanish and Portuguese languages originated as well as others?
Yes, it does. The name of the family of languages originating from Latin--these include French, Romanian, Italian, and several others beyond Spanish and Portuguese--is the Romance languages.
Is Latin America part of the US?
No, it is not. The question brings up an important point. Many people habitually refer to the US as America, and it's really not possible to stop that from happening. The truth is that the word America relates to two continents that contain dozensof different sovereign nations. The US is only one of the nations that occupy this part of the world. Latin America is a group of nations where romance languages predominate, and there are countries in this grouping at the south of North America, there are some in Central America, and all the nations of South America.
Where is Latin America?
The term "Latin America" is commonly used to refer to the portion of North America south of the United States, all of South America, and some of the Carribean. More precisely, it refers to those countries in North and South America (including the islands of the Caribbean) where Spanish or Portugese is spoken, and therefore excludes a number of countries such as Jamaica and Surinam. See the Wikipedia entry "Latin America" for a complete list of these countries. Latin America is that part of the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages. The regions are Mexico, Central America (except Belize), some of the Caribbean Islands, (including Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic) and most of South America (except Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and the Falkland Islands).
What might magia actually refer to?
Magia may refer to magic in other languages. For example, magia means magic in Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. It is derived from the Latin word magia.
Caucasian latin children?
Yes. Latino only refers to people whose ancestry can be traced back to Latin America (Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America); it does not refer to any specific race.
The Linea de Probreza represents a serious problem in Latin America To what problem does it refer?
tourism
What do each of the key terms listed at the beginning of the section-except haciendas have in common?
The key terms listed at the beginning of the section-except haciendas typically refer to social and economic structures that were characteristic of colonial Latin America. They all played a role in shaping the region's society, economy, and culture during the colonial period.
What term is used to refer to the region that extends from the Rio grande3 in the north to cape horn in the south?
Latin america
