UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília is Brazil’s modernist capital city, internationally recognized for its innovative urban planning and iconic architecture by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília canonical | 3 |
| architectural ensemble of Brasília | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5689654 — 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)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília Context triple: [Monumental Axis of Brasília, partOf, UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília]
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A.
Monumental Axis of Brasília
The Monumental Axis of Brasília is the city’s grand central avenue and ceremonial axis, lined with major government buildings and monuments that embody Brazil’s modernist capital.
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B.
National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil
The National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil is a federal system for identifying, protecting, and preserving the country’s most significant cultural, historical, and artistic assets.
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C.
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte is a landmark complex of modernist buildings and landscape design, celebrated as an early masterpiece of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and a key work in 20th-century modern architecture.
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D.
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
The Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia is a colonial-era district renowned for its well-preserved Portuguese architecture, vibrant Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, and historic role as Brazil’s first capital and a major port in the Atlantic slave trade.
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E.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
- 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília Target entity description: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília is Brazil’s modernist capital city, internationally recognized for its innovative urban planning and iconic architecture by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer.
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A.
Monumental Axis of Brasília
The Monumental Axis of Brasília is the city’s grand central avenue and ceremonial axis, lined with major government buildings and monuments that embody Brazil’s modernist capital.
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B.
National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil
The National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil is a federal system for identifying, protecting, and preserving the country’s most significant cultural, historical, and artistic assets.
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C.
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte is a landmark complex of modernist buildings and landscape design, celebrated as an early masterpiece of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and a key work in 20th-century modern architecture.
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D.
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
The Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia is a colonial-era district renowned for its well-preserved Portuguese architecture, vibrant Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, and historic role as Brazil’s first capital and a major port in the Atlantic slave trade.
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E.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
city ⓘ national capital ⓘ planned city ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernism ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1956 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lúcio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1960-04-21 ⓘ |
| function |
seat of the National Congress of Brazil
ⓘ
seat of the Presidency of Brazil ⓘ seat of the Supreme Federal Court ⓘ seat of the federal government of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasAxis |
Monumental Axis
NERFINISHED
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Residential Axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Cathedral of Brasília
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Itamaraty Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ National Congress of Brazil building NERFINISHED ⓘ Palácio da Alvorada NERFINISHED ⓘ Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Federal Court building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistrict | Plano Piloto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Paranoá Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguratedAsCapitalOfBrazil | 1960-04-21 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative urban planning
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ monumental civic buildings ⓘ |
| layoutShape |
airplane-like plan
ⓘ
cross-shaped plan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central-West Region of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorArchitect | Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
integration of architecture and urbanism
ⓘ
symbolic representation of a new national capital ⓘ |
| replacedCapital | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID | 445 ⓘ |
| urbanPlanBy | Lúcio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília Description of subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília is Brazil’s modernist capital city, internationally recognized for its innovative urban planning and iconic architecture by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
architectural ensemble of Brasília