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Latin as an ethnicity label refers to people with heritage from Latin America, the part of the Americas where Romance languages, chiefly Spanish and Portuguese, are the primary spoken languages. The region extends from Mexico and the Caribbean through Central America to the southern tip of South America. It describes regional origin, not a single racial background.
The term is closely related to, but not the same as, Hispanic. Hispanic applies to people with heritage from Spanish-speaking countries, which includes Spain but excludes Brazil. Latin includes Brazilians, since Brazil is part of Latin America, but does not typically describe people from Spain. For most Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas, both terms apply.
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What is the difference between Latin and Hispanic?
Hispanic refers to people with heritage from Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, while Latin or Latino refers to people with heritage from Latin America regardless of which language is spoken there. Hispanic includes people from Spain, which is not part of Latin America, and excludes Brazilians since Portuguese is Brazil's official language, not Spanish. Latin covers Brazilians but not Spaniards. For the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, the two terms overlap.
Is Brazil considered Latin?
Yes. Brazil is part of Latin America geographically and culturally, so people of Brazilian heritage are generally described as Latin or Latino. Brazil is not considered Hispanic, because its official language is Portuguese, not Spanish.
What countries are included in Latin America?
Latin America generally includes Mexico, the seven countries of Central America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama), all countries of South America, and many Caribbean nations where Spanish, Portuguese, or French are spoken, such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Haiti.
What is the difference between Latin and Latino or Latina?
Latino (masculine or gender-neutral) and Latina (feminine) are the Spanish-language forms of the same concept, used as nouns to describe a person from Latin America. Latin functions more often as an adjective in English. In everyday use, all three refer to the same regional heritage.