A framework of Brazilian naturalist literature, "O Cortiço" is a work that reveals complex social and human relationships in a popular environment of the 19th century.
Written by Aluísio Tancredo Gonçalves de Azevedo, renowned Romancist, contista, journalist and Brazilian artist, O Cortiço narrates the career of Portuguese merchant João Romão, whose excessive ambition or drive to ascend socially through exploration and constant struggle for survival.
In this romance, you will accompany the evolution of the farmhouse, a set of popular habitations that grows through conflicts, landscapes and human dramas. The work explores deep themes such as social inequality, preconception, opportunism and moral degradation, illustrated by the lives of the residents and by notable characters such as Bertoleza, a slave who suffers a cruel betrayal, and Jerônimo, the worker who succumbs to the influences of the environment.
With an immersive and realistic narrative, O Cortiço is an invitation to reflect on Brazilian social structures and the consequences of unbridled ambition.
