Habitações Operarias   By: Teixeira Bastos (1857?-1902)

Habitações Operárias by Teixeira Bastos is a fascinating exploration of the living conditions of workers in Brazil in the early 20th century. Bastos provides a detailed and insightful look into the struggle for decent housing faced by these individuals, highlighting the cramped and unsanitary conditions they were forced to endure.

Through extensive research and a compelling narrative style, the author paints a vivid picture of the social and economic factors that contributed to the poor living conditions of the working class. Bastos delves into the impact that inadequate housing had on the physical health and mental well-being of workers, emphasizing the need for reform and improvement in this area.

Overall, Habitações Operárias is a thought-provoking and important read that sheds light on an often overlooked aspect of labor history. Bastos' thorough analysis and compelling storytelling make this book a valuable contribution to the understanding of urban poverty and social inequality.

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Não se busca a solução definitiva do problema da habitação, a qual depende, como a de todos os outros problemas sociaes, das transformações por que estão passando as sociedades contemporaneas, em obediencia á lei historica da evolução; o eminente economista belga, Hector Denis, ainda ha poucos mezes, no Congresso internacional das habitações operarias , effectuado na Belgica, demonstrou a necessidade, para se attingir o desejado fim, de uma transformação do regimen da propriedade... Continue reading book >>