Are Portuguese people Latino, Hispanic, or White?

Question

I ve gotten MANY mixed answers on this. I m Portuguese and would like to know. Thank you :)

Answer 1

Latino and Hispanic are not races.



In the American context, Latino means you are Latin American. Hispanic means you speak Spanish natively.



So Portuguese people are not Latino or Hispanic in that sense.



Portuguese people are white Europeans.



However, if you want to get technical, the true definition of Hispanic is "from Hispania," which is the other name for the Iberian Peninsula, which consists of basically Portugal and Spain. So in this sense, Portuguese people are Hispanic (or more specifically, Lusitanic).



But if we're talking about the USA and what you identify as, that would be white. Portuguese people are white Europeans. They are not Hispanic or Latino in the American sense. And regardless, plenty of Hispanics and Latinos are white.



Hope I helped.

Answer 2

Portuguese people....from Portugal are southern European white. Just like Italians, Spanish and southern French. They are also all Latins in the the European sense because of their language and historical link to ancient Rome. They are not however, "latino" in the New World sense. Latinos come from Latin America, not Europe. There are people of Portuguese decent and mixed Portuguese descent in Brazil since Portugal colonized Brazil centuries ago, but they are Brazilian, not Portuguese. They are also not Hispanic, because Hispanic refers to people of any race or mixture who speak Spanish which the Portuguese do not.



There are many Americans who are of Portuguese decent, but most people nust consider them white. Meredith Vieira, Emiril Lagasse, Tom Hanks is half Portuguese as is David Lee Roth of Van Halen. Katy Perry, James Franco, Piper Paribo, Steve Perry of Journey and Joe Perry of Aerosmith all have Portuguese ancestry.

Answer 3

White

Answer 4

Hispanic means that you speak Spanish naitively or descend from a Spanish-speaking country.



Latino means that you are a Latin American, or a descendant from Latin America.



Portuguese don't meet the criteria of being Hispanic or Latino, because they don't speak Spanish or come from Latin America.

Answer 5

White.



White people is a racial classification specifier, used for people of Europid ancestry, with the exact implications dependent on context. The contemporary usage of "white people" or a "white race" as a large group of (mainly European) populations contrasting with "black", American Indian (sometimes called red), "colored" or non-white originated in the 17th century.



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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people

Answer 6

Portuguese people are European. Portuguese is a Romance (Latin based) language.



Not Latin American, definitely not Hispanic.



As for skincolour we are very diverse: white, black, yellow, red you name it. Just like France or Britain or the Netherlands. (Britain and France are way more diverse, btw.)

Answer 7

Ethnic Portuguese are just European. Not Latino or Hispanic. Just Portuguese.



Hispanic is a term for Spanish speakers. Portugal's neighbors the Spanish are Hispanic. Andorrans are also Hispanic. Portuguese are lusophone.



Latino is for Latin Americans.

Answer 8

"Latino" and "Hispanic" are American terms and are not used outside the USA. Most Europeans would have no idea what they mean or whether there is a difference between the two. "White" is a perceived skin colour and cannot be defined. Portuguese people are European and their language, like Spanish, Italian, French, Romanian and various others has evolved from Latin.



For what it is worth, "Latino" and "Hispanic" refer to language origins and say nothing about apparent skin colours. Latinos and Hispanics can be just as "white" as any other Americans.

Answer 9

White. They speak a Latin based language, not Spanish.