Pampulha Lake

E139769

artificial lake lagoon

Pampulha Lake is an artificial lagoon in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, renowned as the scenic centerpiece of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, a UNESCO-listed landmark of modernist architecture and urban design.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pampulha Lagoon	5
Pampulha Lake canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1210497 — 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: Pampulha Lake
Context triple: [Pampulha Modern Ensemble, hasPart, Pampulha Lake]

A. Paranoá Lake
Paranoá Lake is a large artificial lake in Brasília, Brazil, created to increase humidity in the region and serve as a scenic and recreational centerpiece of the capital.
B. Beira Lake
Beira Lake is a prominent urban lake in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its scenic views, religious sites, and recreational activities amid the city’s commercial district.
C. Poço da Panela
Poço da Panela is a historic and traditionally residential neighborhood located along the Capibaribe River in the city of Recife, Brazil.
D. Ilha do Jiquiá
Ilha do Jiquiá is a neighborhood and island area within the city of Recife, Brazil, known for its residential character and proximity to the city's waterways.
E. Shiga Lakes
Shiga Lakes is a professional basketball team based in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, competing in the country’s top-tier B.League.
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: Pampulha Lake
Target entity description: Pampulha Lake is an artificial lagoon in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, renowned as the scenic centerpiece of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, a UNESCO-listed landmark of modernist architecture and urban design.

A. Paranoá Lake
Paranoá Lake is a large artificial lake in Brasília, Brazil, created to increase humidity in the region and serve as a scenic and recreational centerpiece of the capital.
B. Beira Lake
Beira Lake is a prominent urban lake in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its scenic views, religious sites, and recreational activities amid the city’s commercial district.
C. Poço da Panela
Poço da Panela is a historic and traditionally residential neighborhood located along the Capibaribe River in the city of Recife, Brazil.
D. Ilha do Jiquiá
Ilha do Jiquiá is a neighborhood and island area within the city of Recife, Brazil, known for its residential character and proximity to the city's waterways.
E. Shiga Lakes
Shiga Lakes is a professional basketball team based in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, competing in the country’s top-tier B.League.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial lake ⓘ lagoon ⓘ
architecturalContext	Brazilian modernism ⓘ
basinCountry	Brazil ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
creator	Municipal Government of Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: Municipality of Belo Horizonte
hasCoordinateLocation	approximate coordinates -19.85° S, -43.98° W ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	eutrophication ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
hasNearby	Casa do Baile ⓘ Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Pampulha) Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: Pampulha Art Museum Pampulha Yacht Golf Club ⓘ surface form: Pampulha Yacht Club
hasPart	Pampulha Lake waterfront promenade ⓘ adjacent parks around Pampulha Lake ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity	cycling around the lake ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ walking and jogging along the shore ⓘ
hasShoreLength	several kilometers ⓘ
hasUse	landscape architecture ⓘ recreation ⓘ urban planning ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Pampulha Modern Ensemble)
inception	1940s ⓘ
locatedIn	Belo Horizonte ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Minas Gerais ⓘ surface form: State of Minas Gerais
locatedInContinent	South America ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−03:00 ⓘ
locatedInUrbanArea	Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
locatedNear	Pampulha Airport ⓘ
locatedOnTerrainFeature	Pampulha neighborhood ⓘ
mainFunctionAtConstruction	urban reservoir and leisure area ⓘ
notableFor	integration with modernist architecture ⓘ role in Pampulha Modern Ensemble ⓘ scenic landscape ⓘ
partOf	Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ surface form: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
significantEvent	inscription of Pampulha Modern Ensemble as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 ⓘ
topLevelAdministrativeDivision	Minas Gerais ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
waterBodyType	reservoir ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte → hasPart → Pampulha Lake ⓘ

subject surface form: Pampulha Modern Ensemble

Casa do Baile → locatedOn → Pampulha Lake ⓘ