Palácio Capanema
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Palácio Capanema is a landmark modernist government building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its pioneering architectural design by a team including Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gustavo Capanema Palace (as part of design team) | 1 |
| Palácio Capanema canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5977308 — 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: Palácio Capanema Context triple: [Avenida Rio Branco, hasPart, Palácio Capanema]
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A.
Palácio do Jaburu
Palácio do Jaburu is the official residence of the Vice President of Brazil, located in the capital city of Brasília.
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B.
Palácio Tiradentes
Palácio Tiradentes is a historic neoclassical building in Rio de Janeiro that has served as an important seat of legislative power in Brazil.
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C.
Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro
The Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro was the principal seat of the Portuguese royal court and government in Brazil during the early 19th century, especially after the monarchy’s transfer from Lisbon to Rio.
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D.
Palácio Austregésilo de Athayde
Palácio Austregésilo de Athayde is the headquarters building of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, serving as a cultural and literary landmark dedicated to Brazilian literature and intellectual life.
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E.
Palácio dos Carrancas
Palácio dos Carrancas is a historic neoclassical palace in Porto, Portugal, now best known as the home of the Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis.
- 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: Palácio Capanema Target entity description: Palácio Capanema is a landmark modernist government building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its pioneering architectural design by a team including Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier.
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A.
Palácio do Jaburu
Palácio do Jaburu is the official residence of the Vice President of Brazil, located in the capital city of Brasília.
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B.
Palácio Tiradentes
Palácio Tiradentes is a historic neoclassical building in Rio de Janeiro that has served as an important seat of legislative power in Brazil.
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C.
Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro
The Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro was the principal seat of the Portuguese royal court and government in Brazil during the early 19th century, especially after the monarchy’s transfer from Lisbon to Rio.
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D.
Palácio Austregésilo de Athayde
Palácio Austregésilo de Athayde is the headquarters building of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, serving as a cultural and literary landmark dedicated to Brazilian literature and intellectual life.
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E.
Palácio dos Carrancas
Palácio dos Carrancas is a historic neoclassical palace in Porto, Portugal, now best known as the home of the Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark building
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modernist government building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ministry of Education and Health Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministério da Educação e Saúde building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Affonso Eduardo Reidy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlos Leão NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernani Vasconcellos NERFINISHED ⓘ Jorge Machado Moreira NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | International Style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | architectural landmark of downtown Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1937 ⓘ |
| consultingArchitect | Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| function | government office building ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
azulejo murals
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brise-soleil ⓘ curtain wall ⓘ elevated slab block ⓘ free façade ⓘ landscaped gardens ⓘ modernist sculpture ⓘ mosaic tile panels ⓘ open ground floor plaza ⓘ pilotis ⓘ roof garden ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
ceramic tiles
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glass ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| hasUse |
auditorium
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exhibition spaces ⓘ offices ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed as national heritage by IPHAN ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern architecture in Brazil
ⓘ
subsequent works of Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterFunction | Ministry of Education and Culture headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio de Janeiro
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Southeast Region, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gustavo Capanema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Ministry of Education and Health headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
icon of Brazilian modernism
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pioneering modernist public building in Latin America ⓘ |
| style | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palácio Capanema Description of subject: Palácio Capanema is a landmark modernist government building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its pioneering architectural design by a team including Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gustavo Capanema Palace (as part of design team)