Published in 1890, O Cortiço is the synthesis of Brazilian Naturalism, its best and most finished expression.
Constituting one of the best portraits of Brazil at the end of the Second Empire, the work recreates the reality of human groups subject to the influence of race, environment and historical moment.
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Published in 1890, O Cortiço is the synthesis of Brazilian Naturalism, its best and most finished expression.
Constituting one of the best portraits of Brazil at the end of the Second Empire, the work recreates the reality of human groups subject to the influence of race, environment and historical moment.
The predominance of instincts in the individual's behavior, the strength of the mixed-race woman's sensuality, the environment as a determining factor in behavior are some of the naturalist theses defended by the author alongside strong social denunciations.
The protagonist of the novel is the tenement itself, where washerwomen, quarry workers, scoundrels and poor widows rub shoulders.
About the author:
Aluísio Tancredo Belo Gonçalves de Azevedo (São Luís, April 14, 1857 — Buenos Aires, January 21, 1913) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer, chronicler, diplomat, caricaturist and journalist; as well as a good draftsman and discreet painter.