[HIGHLIGHTS] What is the origin of 'Latino' and what meaning and connotations does it have compared to 'Hispanic'

In the United States, the federal government asks citizens in the Census if they consider themselves Hispanic or Latino. Whoever says yes is considered Hispanic and Latino, except if they later specify that they come from a country that the Census does not believe is Hispanic.

For the Census, Brazilians and Portuguese are not Latin, despite the fact that their language also comes from Latin and many in the U.S. feel part of this community. In 2000, the Census included the Latin term for the first time as Hispanic.