Latino/aLatino and Latina refer to people whose origin or ancestry is in Latin America -- this excludes Spain. This term is based on geographic location, which is what separates it from the terms Hispanic or Spanish.Spanish people aren’t Latino, but Brazilians are.REMEMBER: If they’re from Latin America, they’re Latino or LatinxLatinxSince Spanish is a gendered language, in the societal push for a gender-neutral term emerged the word Latinx.
The x replaces the masculine “o” or feminine “a” in Latino and Latina to be more inclusive to those of Latin heritage who are gender non-conforming or queer.