Yes and I’ve known plenty of people from Brazil and Argentina and Mexico. Mostly white as I am.
Tis true. As much of SA was colonized by white Europeans, either co-existing or mixing with the indigenous SA native tribes. Many people can claim the Latino title and I guess its ‘popular’ to do so, much like Liz Warren can claim to be native American Indian.
I, on the other hand, am as Anglo-European decent as they can come. So I dont have to want to be white. I am already.