Brazilian or Latin

[Dzinerbear]

Hey all,

I've got a Brazilian guy and I'm wondering whether you'd all call him "Latin" or "Brazilian." Since they speak Portuguese in Brazil and not Spanish, I just wondering about whether I should call him a Latino Bear or a Brazilian Bear.

Cheers
Dzinerbear

[Jason]

I was going to say...hey...show us some pics to help us decide! But IMHO i think you should go with "Brazilian." There's something about that which seems a little more exotic to me.

[Gary-Alan]

Could you use both?

I'm with Jason on using 'Brazilian' as a description because there is a different exotic/erotic connotation to it. But if you can work Latin into it, it would be a good thing.

SIDE NOTE: Personally, I thought the Portuguese was classified as a latin language. It shure looks like one LOL

My best,
Gary-Alan

[Dzinerbear]

Yes, I suppose it is a Latin language, but I don't think they speak any Portuguese in Latin America, and I'm assuming that's where the Latin thing comes from.

Who knows.
Cheers
Dzinerbear

[Lee]

In Brazil they speak a variant of true European Portuguese.

Brazilians generally speaking (whether male or female) should be marketed as Brazilian and not Latina or Latino (These terms are generally reserved for Mexican origin models).

A good example of this put into practise is in the tranny arena, brazilian trannies are a huge (no pun intended) tranny niche.

Hope this convoluted answer helps

Regards,

Lee

[Gary-Alan]

Originally posted by Dzinerbear
Yes, I suppose it is a Latin language, but I don't think they speak any Portuguese in Latin America, and I'm assuming that's where the Latin thing comes from.

Who knows.
Cheers
Dzinerbear

Latin languages are based in latin not locale

My best,
GA

[Dzinerbear]

Yes, you're right. (They're also called Romance Languages.) But I guess where my confusion is coming from is that the whole Latin/Latino niche isn't very clear cut, or the term itself is too broad.

For instance, I'm sure a lot of Spanish guys get thrown into Latino.

Portuguese guys would probably be closer to Spanish guys than Latinos, but they're probably a niche of their own.

And then, of course, there are Brazilians, which speak Portuguese, but aren't Portuguese, although they're descended from Portuguese.

And then there's Mexicans, Latin Americans, and South Americans.

I understand that these are probably all sub niches within the larger Latino/Latin niche, but it hardly seems right to lump everyone into the same basket.

Thanks for the feedback on Brazilian, btw.

Cheers
Dzinerbear

[Chris Alan]

I think we need some latin/latino people here to help us sort this out. Is there anyone out there that may give us some first hand insite.?

[TopBucks_Juan]

Well, since I am 1/2 Puerto Rican, I can say from experience...that it is a matter of taste. Latin covers the whole ethnic background of Spanish. Just like Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian has an ethnic cover of Asian.

[dirtygeek]

Originally posted by Gary-Alan
Personally, I thought the Portuguese was classified as a latin language. It shure looks like one LOL

Portuguese is actually a mix of spanish and french.

I would call them Brazilian, but sometimes you could pass them off as latin and I don't think many people would be any wiser.