(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Hard of Spanish

In the work 'O Cortiço', by Aluísio Azevedo, the author presents a critical view of Brazilian society in the 19th century, exploring the reality of the residents of a tenement in Rio de Janeiro and how their lives were influenced by the environment and social relations. In a passage from the novel, Aluísio describes: 'Here, almost everyone worked to the sound of iron on iron, stone on stone; the calls of the fish and vegetable sellers, the monotonous singing of the washerwoman...' (ALVES, 2011). Considering the historical and cultural context presented by Aluísio Azevedo, analyze the following argument: 'O Cortiço' is not limited to a critique of the urban environment and living conditions of the population at the time, but also serves as an allegory of power relations and social inequalities present in contemporary Brazil. Based on this perspective, discuss how the literary text, by exploring the social dynamics of the tenement, reveals aspects of Brazil's historical formation and its influence on current social structures, seeking to substantiate the analysis with knowledge about Brazilian Romanticism and the urban development of the country in the 19th century.