He then settled in Alhandra, working in the local cement plant, where he developed an intense campaign of cultural dynamization among the workers.
Among his major works there are two novels of deep social criticism -- Esteiros and Engrenagem -- and several stories that are an exaltation of Communism and communist militancy[citation needed].
While living in such dangerous and precarious conditions and the fact he was a heavy smoker, Soeiro developed lung cancer and died of it, being unable to receive the medical help that he needed.
It is the story of a lower-class group of boys that, because of their social status, are forced to work in a small brick plant instead of studying.
that, along with Alves Redol, Fernando Namora and Manuel da Fonseca, Gomes is one of the fathers of the movement known as Portuguese Neo-Realism.