Alexandre Gusmão
E233431
Alexandre Gusmão was a prominent 17th–18th century Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat and negotiator, best known for helping define Brazil’s borders through the Treaty of Madrid (1750).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandre de Gusmão | 2 |
| Alexandre Gusmão canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2096445 — 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: Alexandre Gusmão Context triple: [José Alexandre, hasChild, Alexandre Gusmão]
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A.
Sérgio Bernardes
Sérgio Bernardes was a prominent Brazilian modernist architect known for his innovative structural designs and significant contributions to 20th-century Brazilian architecture.
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B.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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C.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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D.
Nilton Santos
Nilton Santos was a legendary Brazilian left-back, celebrated for his attacking style and key role in Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories.
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E.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
- 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: Alexandre Gusmão Target entity description: Alexandre Gusmão was a prominent 17th–18th century Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat and negotiator, best known for helping define Brazil’s borders through the Treaty of Madrid (1750).
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A.
Sérgio Bernardes
Sérgio Bernardes was a prominent Brazilian modernist architect known for his innovative structural designs and significant contributions to 20th-century Brazilian architecture.
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B.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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C.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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D.
Nilton Santos
Nilton Santos was a legendary Brazilian left-back, celebrated for his attacking style and key role in Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories.
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E.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century diplomat
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Brazilian person ⓘ Portuguese person ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Portuguese America
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial Brazil
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1695 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1753 ⓘ |
| employer | Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Luso-Brazilian ⓘ |
| familyName | Gusmão ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre ⓘ |
| hasRole | chief negotiator for Portugal in the Treaty of Madrid ⓘ |
| influenced | territorial formation of Brazil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping define Brazil’s borders
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negotiation of the Treaty of Madrid (1750) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| name |
Alexandre Gusmão
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alexandre de Gusmão
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| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contribution to the definition of Portuguese and Spanish colonial borders in South America
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formulation and defense of the principle of uti possidetis in colonial border negotiations ⓘ |
| notableWork | Treaty of Madrid ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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negotiator ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | negotiations leading to the Treaty of Madrid (1750) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brazil
ⓘ
Portuguese America ⓘ Santos ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Portugal
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| workLocation |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexandre Gusmão Description of subject: Alexandre Gusmão was a prominent 17th–18th century Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat and negotiator, best known for helping define Brazil’s borders through the Treaty of Madrid (1750).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexandre de Gusmão
this entity surface form:
Alexandre de Gusmão