is portuguese considered latino
The box on the common app preview for 2012-2013 says Hispanic/Latino including Spain. Although someone of Portuguese descent is NOT Hispanic, they are Latino by general definition. The CA at least requires an explanation of background after checking the box, so checking it is not duplicitous. I should have expanded on this in my last post, but as Hispanic is universally paired with Latino, the Hispanic box will actually be written as Hispanic/Latino on most apps.