Tosta, Antonio Luciano2015-06-022015-06-022004-09Tosta, Antonio Luciano De Andrade. "The Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian World: Latino, Eu? The Paradoxical Interplay of Identity in Brazuca Literature." Hispania 87.3 (2004): 576. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20063064.https://hdl.handle.net/1808/17960This is the published version. Copyright 2004 Johns Hopkins University Press.With the increase of Brazilian immigration to the United States, the "brazucas" have been questioning their position and inclusion in the Latino community, claiming a distinct identity and a singular voice. After briefly situating the Brazilian community as an ethnic group in the United States, this essay examines a series of Brazuca novels in order to discuss how and why Brazilians have been "a part apart" from the Latino group. The political and ideological consequences of this "in and out" movement are discussed not only within the Latino sociopolitical cultural space, but also within the broader context of American society as a whole.Latino, Eu? The Paradoxical Interplay of Identity in Brazuca LiteratureArticle10.2307/20063064openAccess