Which author wrote O Cortiço (1890)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Aluísio Azevedo
- Step 1: The naturalist novel portrays life in a Rio de Janeiro tenement.
Answer
Aluísio Azevedo.
Why not the others: Machado de Assis was a Realist.
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