Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex
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The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex is a major Brazilian hydroelectric power facility on the São Francisco River, known for its large cascade of dams and significant contribution to the country’s electricity supply.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16768238 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex Context triple: [Rio São Francisco, hasHydroelectricPlant, Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex]
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A.
Belo Monte Dam
The Belo Monte Dam is a massive hydroelectric complex in Brazil’s Amazon region, known for its high power capacity and significant environmental and social controversy.
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B.
Itaparica Dam
Itaparica Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and reservoir complex on Brazil’s São Francisco River, primarily used for power generation and water regulation.
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C.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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D.
Sobradinho Dam
Sobradinho Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on Brazil’s São Francisco River, notable for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.
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E.
Xingó Dam
Xingó Dam is a large hydroelectric dam complex in northeastern Brazil that generates power and helps regulate the flow of the São Francisco River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex Target entity description: The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex is a major Brazilian hydroelectric power facility on the São Francisco River, known for its large cascade of dams and significant contribution to the country’s electricity supply.
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A.
Belo Monte Dam
The Belo Monte Dam is a massive hydroelectric complex in Brazil’s Amazon region, known for its high power capacity and significant environmental and social controversy.
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B.
Itaparica Dam
Itaparica Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and reservoir complex on Brazil’s São Francisco River, primarily used for power generation and water regulation.
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C.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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D.
Sobradinho Dam
Sobradinho Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on Brazil’s São Francisco River, notable for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.
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E.
Xingó Dam
Xingó Dam is a large hydroelectric dam complex in northeastern Brazil that generates power and helps regulate the flow of the São Francisco River.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.