What is "cortico"

Cortiço, or gueto (both are Brazilian Portuguese-language equivalents for " ghetto", and "cortiços" means "beehives"), is a common Portuguese term used in Brazil and Portugal for an area of concentrated, high density urban housing where many people live in poverty with poor sanitation and hygiene conditions. Cortiço houses are typically divided into small rooms that are rented. Cortiços exist in large Brazilian cities such as São Paulo, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and Recife. They originated in São Paulo, Brazil, during the late 1700s, and continue to exist in contemporary times in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.