tenement district

• Bairro ou área urbana caracterizada por prédios de apartamentos superlotados e deteriorados, geralmente em más condições e associada a moradia barata para pessoas de baixa renda.

A neighborhood or area characterized by overcrowded, run-down apartment buildings, typically in poor condition and associated with low-income urban housing.

1. Poor urban neighborhoodB2formal

   An area of a city characterized by overcrowded, run-down apartment buildings, often associated with poverty and poor living conditions.

   Bairro de cortiços

   • The novel describes life in a tenement district in 19th-century New York.
   • Many immigrants settled in the tenement districts of the city.
   • The tenement district was known for its cramped apartments and lack of sanitation.