An immediate record of contemporary urban prose from Rio Grande do Sul, Os supridores, by José Falero, unfolds through representations of Porto Alegre as a city marked by modernization projects that have widened the gap between the super-rich and the destitute. Drawing on perspectives regarding how current Brazilian literature seeks to reflect social reality, this study aims to examine how urban spaces are denied through a hierarchy of power that produces harm, especially along class lines. To this end, it engages with scholars who analyze the consequences of urban projects shaped by colonial constructs. The analysis addresses issues such as violence and the imperative of survival within an entrenched capitalism that drains the protagonists’ own consciousness and triggers ethical reversals, pointing to an ever more blurred future for those who inherit historical marginalization.