Brasyl
E451729
Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brasyl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4543568 — 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: Brasyl Context triple: [Ian McDonald, notableWork, Brasyl]
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Brazil
Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction film known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society and its distinctive, surreal visual style.
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Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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C.
Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America known for its bilingual Spanish and Guaraní culture and its location along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.
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Argentina
Argentina is a large South American nation known for its diverse landscapes from the Andes to the Pampas, its vibrant culture including tango and football, and its capital city Buenos Aires.
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E.
Uruguay
Uruguay is a small South American country known for its stable democracy, high standard of living, and Atlantic coastline between Brazil and Argentina.
- 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: Brasyl Target entity description: Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
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A.
Brazil
Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction film known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society and its distinctive, surreal visual style.
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B.
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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C.
Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America known for its bilingual Spanish and Guaraní culture and its location along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.
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D.
Argentina
Argentina is a large South American nation known for its diverse landscapes from the Andes to the Pampas, its vibrant culture including tango and football, and its capital city Buenos Aires.
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E.
Uruguay
Uruguay is a small South American country known for its stable democracy, high standard of living, and Atlantic coastline between Brazil and Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear |
2007
ⓘ
2008 ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Stephan Martinière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
identity
ⓘ
many-worlds interpretation ⓘ quantum computing ⓘ surveillance society ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ slipstream fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Edson Jesus Oliveira de Freitas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Father Luis Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcelina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-575-07932-6
ⓘ
978-1-59102-543-6 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
interwoven storylines
ⓘ
multiple timelines ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | Irish ⓘ |
| pageCount | 432 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ian McDonald bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Gollancz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Brazilian favelas
ⓘ
Jesuit missions in the Amazon ⓘ sports broadcasting industry ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
near future ⓘ present day ⓘ |
| theme |
Brazilian culture
ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ globalization ⓘ media and reality television ⓘ parallel universes ⓘ quantum reality ⓘ religion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brasyl Description of subject: Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.