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While the two are often used interchangeably, the difference is as follows:

Hispanics are people of Spanish speaking origin or ancestry.

Latinos (or Latin Americans) are people of Latin American origin or ancestry. In the United States people generally include people of Brazilian origin as well.

For example, a person born in Spain would be consider Hispanic, but not Latino.

A Portuguese speaking person from Brazil would be considered Latino but not Hispanic.

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