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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From about.com

Important Points to Remember

The difference between Latino and Hispanic:
Latino generally refers to countries (or cultures) that were once under Roman rule. This includes Italy, France, Spain, etc. Brazilians are considered to be Latino, but are not considered to be Hispanic.
Hispanic describes cultures or countries that were once under Spanish rule (Mexico, Central America, and most South America where Spanish is the primary language).
In American-English, Latino has come to be equated with Hispanic and are often used interchangeably without offense. However:

Latino: When referring to gender neutral, identifying both men and women, use Latino.
Latina: When specifically referring to women, use Latina.[/quote]

Brazil was under Roman rule?  I missed that part of World History.

So, would people from Cote d'Ivoire, for example, be Latino?  After all, they colonized by France and speak a Romance language.  However, I've never heard them identified that way.

For that matter, Britain was once under Roman rule, and my ancestors came from there.  Does that make me Latino as well as WASP?

I have heard that the term Latino includes all of Latin America, while Hispanic is limited to Spanish speaking countries, but the rest of your definition makes no sense to me. [/quote]

Here is a little bit of reading to explain the influence of Rome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic[/quote]

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