[CaspersGh0sts]

How is that the case?

Sotomayer was born in the Bronx and is of Puerto Rican descent. If Puerto Ricans are Hispanics, how are Portugese not?

Are Brazilians not Hispanics because they have Portugese blood in them as opposed to Spanish?

[scrabblehack]

I would say yes.

Brazilians are Latin Americans but not Hispanics.
Haitians are Latin Americans but not Hispanics.
(French is a Latin-derived language).

[Kleon]

Are Brazilians not Hispanics because they have Portugese blood in them as opposed to Spanish?

Yes, exactly. The difference between Spanish and Portuguese descent is not slight.