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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's tough to say. They are Latino, but that's an ethniticity not a race I think. I'm not sure myself.[/quote]

They are? Says who?

Latino is a term used for people from Latin-America. Europeans don’t use that term. Spanish people consider themselves Spaniards. Portuguese are Lusitano.

Most Portuguese consider themselves white. Some can be darker skinned, more like a Middle Eastern olive tone, given the long Arabic presence in the area centuries ago.

- signed, a Portuguese[/quote]

Yes. Portuguese regard themselves as European. And Europeans regard Portuguese as European. There is zero discussion about whether they are People of Color.

In the American context, if you are from Brazil, you are regarded as Latino. But not Portugal. In fact, according to the College Board, if you have a grandparent from Brazil - even if an immigrant from Italy or Japan - you are now classified as Latino. But not a grandparent from Lisbon.

Does any of it makes sense? No.

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