Recife metropolitan region
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The Recife metropolitan region is a major urban and economic hub in northeastern Brazil, centered on the city of Recife and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and neighborhoods.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5568796 — 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: Recife metropolitan region Context triple: [Mangueira (Recife), partOf, Recife metropolitan region]
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Recife
Recife is a major coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its historic colonial architecture, extensive waterways, and role as an important cultural and economic center.
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B.
Metropolitan Region of Salvador
The Metropolitan Region of Salvador is a major urban agglomeration in northeastern Brazil centered on the city of Salvador and encompassing several surrounding municipalities in the state of Bahia.
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C.
Petrolina–Juazeiro metropolitan area
The Petrolina–Juazeiro metropolitan area is a binational urban and economic hub in Brazil’s semi-arid São Francisco River valley, centered on the cities of Petrolina (Pernambuco) and Juazeiro (Bahia) and known for its irrigated fruit agriculture and wine production.
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São Paulo metropolitan area
The São Paulo metropolitan area is Brazil’s largest and most populous urban agglomeration, encompassing the city of São Paulo and numerous surrounding municipalities that form a major economic and cultural hub in Latin America.
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E.
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a major coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its historical significance in the Dutch-Portuguese conflicts and its integration into the metropolitan area of Recife.
- 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: Recife metropolitan region Target entity description: The Recife metropolitan region is a major urban and economic hub in northeastern Brazil, centered on the city of Recife and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and neighborhoods.
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A.
Recife
Recife is a major coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its historic colonial architecture, extensive waterways, and role as an important cultural and economic center.
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B.
Metropolitan Region of Salvador
The Metropolitan Region of Salvador is a major urban agglomeration in northeastern Brazil centered on the city of Salvador and encompassing several surrounding municipalities in the state of Bahia.
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C.
Petrolina–Juazeiro metropolitan area
The Petrolina–Juazeiro metropolitan area is a binational urban and economic hub in Brazil’s semi-arid São Francisco River valley, centered on the cities of Petrolina (Pernambuco) and Juazeiro (Bahia) and known for its irrigated fruit agriculture and wine production.
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São Paulo metropolitan area
The São Paulo metropolitan area is Brazil’s largest and most populous urban agglomeration, encompassing the city of São Paulo and numerous surrounding municipalities that form a major economic and cultural hub in Latin America.
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E.
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a major coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its historical significance in the Dutch-Portuguese conflicts and its integration into the metropolitan area of Recife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan region ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| hasCoreCity | Recife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainRiver |
Beberibe River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capibaribe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorAirport | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Port of Recife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Suape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Abreu e Lima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aliança NERFINISHED ⓘ Araçoiaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ Cabo de Santo Agostinho NERFINISHED ⓘ Camaragibe NERFINISHED ⓘ Camutanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Carpina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chã de Alegria NERFINISHED ⓘ Condado NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferreiros NERFINISHED ⓘ Glória do Goitá NERFINISHED ⓘ Goiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Igarassu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilha de Itamaracá NERFINISHED ⓘ Ipojuca NERFINISHED ⓘ Itambé NERFINISHED ⓘ Itapissuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Itaquitinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaboatão dos Guararapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoa de Itaenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoa do Carro NERFINISHED ⓘ Limoeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Macaparana NERFINISHED ⓘ Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazaré da Mata NERFINISHED ⓘ Olinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Paudalho NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulista NERFINISHED ⓘ Pombos NERFINISHED ⓘ Recife NERFINISHED ⓘ São Lourenço da Mata NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbaúba NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracunhaém NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicência NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitória de Santo Antão NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEconomicCenterOf | State of Pernambuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEconomicHubOf | Northeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
State of Pernambuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Recife metropolitan region Description of subject: The Recife metropolitan region is a major urban and economic hub in northeastern Brazil, centered on the city of Recife and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and neighborhoods.
Referenced by (69)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
subject surface form:
Campo Grande (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
this entity surface form:
Região Metropolitana do Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Region of Recife
subject surface form:
Nova Descoberta (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Northern Zone of Recife
this entity surface form:
Northern Zone of Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
North Zone of Recife
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Region of Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Recife urban area
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
subject surface form:
Barro (Recife)
this entity surface form:
metropolitan region of Recife
subject surface form:
Barro (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Região Metropolitana do Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan urban area
subject surface form:
Areias (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan socio-economic area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
subject surface form:
Zumbi (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife urban area
subject surface form:
Zumbi (Recife)
subject surface form:
São José do Ribamar (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife urban area
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
subject surface form:
Paulista (Pernambuco)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
subject surface form:
Paulista (Pernambuco)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Region of Recife
this entity surface form:
Região Metropolitana do Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
subject surface form:
Cidade Universitária (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
this entity surface form:
metropolitan area of Recife
this entity surface form:
Recife metropolitan area