Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)
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Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) is a landmark modernist public housing complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, celebrated for its innovative architectural design and integration with the surrounding hillside landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes | 1 |
| Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5978086 — 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: Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) Context triple: [Affonso Eduardo Reidy, designed, Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)]
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Municipality of Sabrosa
The Municipality of Sabrosa is a local administrative region in northern Portugal’s Vila Real District, known for its villages within the Douro wine region and its historical and cultural heritage.
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municipality of Mogadouro
The municipality of Mogadouro is a local administrative region in northeastern Portugal known as one of the areas where the Mirandés language is traditionally spoken.
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Mesão Frio Municipality
Mesão Frio Municipality is a small Portuguese municipality in the Douro wine region, known for its terraced vineyards and scenic landscapes along the Douro River.
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Municipality of Lagoa
The Municipality of Lagoa is a coastal local government area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its beaches, cliffs, and tourism-centered economy.
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Mourão Municipality
Mourão Municipality is a small administrative region in the Alentejo area of southern Portugal, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to the Alqueva Reservoir.
- 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: Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) Target entity description: Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) is a landmark modernist public housing complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, celebrated for its innovative architectural design and integration with the surrounding hillside landscape.
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A.
Municipality of Sabrosa
The Municipality of Sabrosa is a local administrative region in northern Portugal’s Vila Real District, known for its villages within the Douro wine region and its historical and cultural heritage.
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B.
municipality of Mogadouro
The municipality of Mogadouro is a local administrative region in northeastern Portugal known as one of the areas where the Mirandés language is traditionally spoken.
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C.
Mesão Frio Municipality
Mesão Frio Municipality is a small Portuguese municipality in the Douro wine region, known for its terraced vineyards and scenic landscapes along the Douro River.
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D.
Municipality of Lagoa
The Municipality of Lagoa is a coastal local government area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its beaches, cliffs, and tourism-centered economy.
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E.
Municipal government of Pau dos Ferros
The Municipal government of Pau dos Ferros is the local public administration responsible for managing services, policies, and development in the city of Pau dos Ferros, Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural landmark
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public housing complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Conjunto do Pedregulho
NERFINISHED
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Pedregulho Housing Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Affonso Eduardo Reidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| client | Municipality of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1947 ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| designedFor | municipal civil servants ⓘ |
| designedInContextOf | post-World War II housing shortage in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| function | social housing ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
health clinic
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laundry facilities ⓘ market ⓘ nursery ⓘ primary school ⓘ sports court ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasBlock |
main serpentine residential block
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secondary linear residential blocks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Brazilian national heritage site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed by Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN) ⓘ |
| influenced | later Brazilian social housing projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Le Corbusier’s modernist principles ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Roberto Burle Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Angelo Mendes de Moraes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | Mayor of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | São Cristóvão NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
collective facilities such as school, nursery, and market
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curved facade with brise-soleil and ribbon windows ⓘ integration with steep hillside landscape ⓘ long sinuous main residential block following hillside topography ⓘ pilotis elevating the building above ground ⓘ swimming pool and sports facilities ⓘ |
| numberOfHousingUnits | approximately 272 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| planningConcept | self-contained residential unit with services on site ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | masterpiece of Affonso Eduardo Reidy ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | accessible roof terrace ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of Brazilian modernist social housing
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pioneering integration of architecture and landscape in public housing ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | reinforced concrete frame ⓘ |
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Subject: Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) Description of subject: Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho) is a landmark modernist public housing complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, celebrated for its innovative architectural design and integration with the surrounding hillside landscape.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Affonso Eduardo Reidy (architect)
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designed
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Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho)
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subject surface form:
Affonso Eduardo Reidy
this entity surface form:
Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Moraes