Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay were colonized by the Spanish. Uruguay was also colonized by the Portuguese (which then followed Brazilian rule), and this is who the country gained independence from.
Latin America, by definition, consists only of countries that speak Romance languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese and French.
There are seven Central American countries. In Belize, the official language is English. Spanish is the official language in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. There may be small Portuguese-speaking communities within each of the seven countries. For Portuguese has spread from Portugal, to populate all seven continents with Portuguese speakers. Does that really mean that Portuguese is spoken even in Antarctica? Yes! For Brazil maintains a scientific presence in the south polar continent. But the Portuguese presence thus far is very limited. There are historical reasons for the limiting of the Portuguese presence in Latin America largely to Brazil. For settlement of the subsequent Latin America was regulated by the Treaty of Tordesillas, in 1497. By that treaty, Portugal was only eligible to claim Brazil. For the line of division ran in such a way as to give almost everything else to Spain.
Democracy failed in Latin America after Spanish and Portuguese Colonies gained their independence because at the time, Spain and Portugal were ruled by a monarchy. King Ferdinand of Spain controlled both countries and their territories.
The conquistadors brought horses to Latin America in 1521.
In the same way that there are different countries in Europe speaking German, or French, or English. South America was colonized by the Portuguese and by the Spaniards. But they had different peoples and cultures, which gave rise to different countries.
Yes. A Hispanic is someone that comes from a Spanish Speaking country, so absolutely. All countries in South America are Spanish-Speaking countries except for Brazil, which speaks Portuguese.
Peninsulares: the ruling class in colonial Latin America consisting of native born Spaniards and PortugueseCreoles: people of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in Latin America
Portuguese is not spoken in North America, except by small communities of immigrants from Portugual, Brazil, and other portuguese speaking countries. But in General: male = masculino female = feminino
Brazil is a country within South America, and every single one of its cities has Portuguese speakers. For Brazilian Portuguese is the official language of this largest country of Latin America. Portuguese is a compulsory subject for students in the schools of nearby Argentina and Uruguay. And there are Portuguese-speaking populations in those two countries, as well as in others of the countries of Latin America.
Brazil is the answer
the term "Latin America" refers only to the spanish speaking countries of North, South, and Central America. So the answer is Spanish.
Brazil is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world and is located in South America.Brazil is the one country in Latin America whose main language is Portuguese.
Latin America actually includes the Caribbean; and Central, North and South America. North America is included, because that's where Mexico is. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America. There are islands in the Caribbean where Portuguese is spoken, such as Curacao and Dominica.
In Brazil the majority of the population speaks Portuguese. In Suriname it is Dutch and in French Guyana its...well, French.
Language. While Anglo-America is overly English-speaking, most countries in Latin America speak either Spanish or Portuguese.
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