wiíh ihe mercase nf Brazilían imrnigraíinn lo ihe Uniled SIales, ihe "hrszucas' huye heen quesiinning iheir position sud inclusion in ihe Latino cnmmanily, clsirning a dialincí idenííiy sud a singular voice. Añer hrietly situaíing Ihe Brazilian cnmrnunity as su eihnic grnup in Ihe Uníted Siales, ihis essay examines aseries nf Brazuca novela in order lo discuas how sud why Braziliana huye heen "a pan aparl" frnm Ihe Latino grnup. Ile polilícal sud idenlogical consequences of Ihís "in sud uní" movemeul are discusaed uní nnly within Ihe Latino sociopolítical cultural apace, huí siso wíihin Ile hrnader coniexí nf American snciely as a whnle