Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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The Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro is a grand early-20th-century opera house and one of Brazil’s most important cultural and architectural landmarks, renowned for its opulent design and major performing arts productions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro | 4 |
| Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro canonical | 3 |
| Ballet do Theatro Municipal | 1 |
| Coro do Theatro Municipal | 1 |
| Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T304424 — 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: Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro Context triple: [Rio de Janeiro, hasLandmark, Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro]
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A.
Teatro Colón
Teatro Colón is a world-renowned opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, grand architecture, and leading role in Latin American performing arts.
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B.
Teatro Nacional de Cuba
Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a major performing arts venue in Havana renowned for its modernist architecture and role as a central stage for Cuban theater, music, and dance.
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C.
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is a landmark modernist museum in Niterói, Brazil, renowned for its futuristic, saucer-like architecture overlooking Guanabara Bay.
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D.
Gran Teatro de La Habana
Gran Teatro de La Habana is a historic and ornate performing arts theater in central Havana, Cuba, renowned for its baroque architecture and as the home of the Cuban National Ballet.
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E.
Teatro Degollado
Teatro Degollado is a historic 19th-century neoclassical theater in Guadalajara, Mexico, renowned for its ornate architecture and cultural performances.
- 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: Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro Target entity description: The Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro is a grand early-20th-century opera house and one of Brazil’s most important cultural and architectural landmarks, renowned for its opulent design and major performing arts productions.
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A.
Teatro Colón
Teatro Colón is a world-renowned opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, grand architecture, and leading role in Latin American performing arts.
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B.
Teatro Nacional de Cuba
Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a major performing arts venue in Havana renowned for its modernist architecture and role as a central stage for Cuban theater, music, and dance.
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C.
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is a landmark modernist museum in Niterói, Brazil, renowned for its futuristic, saucer-like architecture overlooking Guanabara Bay.
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D.
Gran Teatro de La Habana
Gran Teatro de La Habana is a historic and ornate performing arts theater in central Havana, Cuba, renowned for its baroque architecture and as the home of the Cuban National Ballet.
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E.
Teatro Degollado
Teatro Degollado is a historic 19th-century neoclassical theater in Guadalajara, Mexico, renowned for its ornate architecture and cultural performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural venue
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opera house ⓘ theatre building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Albert Guilbert
ⓘ
Francisco de Oliveira Passos ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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eclecticism ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | approximately 2300 seats ⓘ |
| hasDecorationMaterial |
bronze
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gold leaf ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ballet performances
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classical music concerts ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| hasResidentCompany |
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ballet do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Coro do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal
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| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
cultural heritage of Brazil
ⓘ
listed historic building ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Palais Garnier, Paris
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surface form:
Palais Garnier
|
| isMajorLandmarkOf |
Brazilian performing arts
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro (Rio de Janeiro)
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surface form:
Centro, Rio de Janeiro
Cinelândia square ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
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| notableFor |
gilded ornamentation
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murals ⓘ opulent interior decoration ⓘ sculptures ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| operator |
Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
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| ownedBy |
Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
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| partOf | cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
major ballet productions
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major opera productions ⓘ symphonic concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro Description of subject: The Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro is a grand early-20th-century opera house and one of Brazil’s most important cultural and architectural landmarks, renowned for its opulent design and major performing arts productions.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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hasResidentCompany
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Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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hasResidentCompany
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Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Coro do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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hasResidentCompany
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Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Ballet do Theatro Municipal
this entity surface form:
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
this entity surface form:
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
subject surface form:
Cinelândia
this entity surface form:
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro