Brasília Metro
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The Brasília Metro is the rapid transit system serving Brazil’s capital, connecting key government, residential, and commercial areas across the Federal District.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brasília Metro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6123962 — 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: Brasília Metro Context triple: [Esplanade of the Ministries, hasTransportConnection, Brasília Metro]
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A.
Belo Horizonte Metro
The Belo Horizonte Metro is a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, providing urban rail transport across key districts of the city.
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B.
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro is a major rapid transit system serving the city of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its extensive network, high ridership, and role as a backbone of the city's public transportation.
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C.
Porto Metro
Porto Metro is the light rail and rapid transit system serving the Porto metropolitan area in northern Portugal.
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D.
VLT Carioca (light rail)
VLT Carioca is a modern light rail transit system in Rio de Janeiro that connects key downtown areas and transportation hubs, improving urban mobility in the city center.
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E.
Botafogo metro station
Botafogo metro station is a key underground rapid transit stop on Rio de Janeiro’s Metro system, serving the Botafogo neighborhood in the city’s South Zone.
- 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: Brasília Metro Target entity description: The Brasília Metro is the rapid transit system serving Brazil’s capital, connecting key government, residential, and commercial areas across the Federal District.
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A.
Belo Horizonte Metro
The Belo Horizonte Metro is a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, providing urban rail transport across key districts of the city.
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B.
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro is a major rapid transit system serving the city of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its extensive network, high ridership, and role as a backbone of the city's public transportation.
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C.
Porto Metro
Porto Metro is the light rail and rapid transit system serving the Porto metropolitan area in northern Portugal.
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D.
VLT Carioca (light rail)
VLT Carioca is a modern light rail transit system in Rio de Janeiro that connects key downtown areas and transportation hubs, improving urban mobility in the city center.
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E.
Botafogo metro station
Botafogo metro station is a key underground rapid transit stop on Rio de Janeiro’s Metro system, serving the Botafogo neighborhood in the city’s South Zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
ⓘ
rapid transit system ⓘ |
| beganOperation | 2001 ⓘ |
| connectsCommercialAreas | central commercial districts of Brasília ⓘ |
| connectsGovernmentAreas | Esplanada dos Ministérios vicinity ⓘ |
| connectsResidentialAreas | satellite cities of Brasília ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Brasília bus network ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1992 ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareCollection | magnetic card and smart card ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare with zonal variations (subject to change) ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Green Line (Brasília Metro)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Line (Brasília Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.metro.df.gov.br/ ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
Ceilândia terminal (Brasília Metro)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central station (Brasília Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Samambaia terminal (Brasília Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central-West Region, Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 20+ ⓘ |
| operator | Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of the Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | urban mass transit ⓘ |
| regionServed | key government, residential, and commercial areas of the Federal District ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic train protection ⓘ |
| serves |
Brasília
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Ceilândia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plano Piloto NERFINISHED ⓘ Samambaia NERFINISHED ⓘ Taguatinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Águas Claras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Metrô-DF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | mostly at-grade and elevated ⓘ |
| transitType | heavy rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brasília Metro Description of subject: The Brasília Metro is the rapid transit system serving Brazil’s capital, connecting key government, residential, and commercial areas across the Federal District.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.