University of Brasília
E60909
The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University of Brasília canonical | 7 |
| UnB | 1 |
| Universidade de Brasília | 1 |
| University of Brasília rectorate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T484922 — 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: University of Brasília Context triple: [Roberto Azevêdo, almaMater, University of Brasília]
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A.
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo is Brazil’s largest and one of Latin America’s most prestigious public research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant scientific output.
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B.
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo is a major private Catholic research university in Brazil, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities, social sciences, and law.
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C.
University of Lisbon
The University of Lisbon is Portugal’s largest and one of its oldest public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and major role in the country’s research and cultural life.
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D.
NOVA University Lisbon
NOVA University Lisbon is a leading Portuguese public research university known for its innovative teaching, strong international orientation, and multidisciplinary programs across fields such as science, technology, social sciences, and humanities.
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E.
University of Minho
The University of Minho is a Portuguese public university known for its strong emphasis on research, innovation, and international collaboration across a wide range of academic disciplines.
- 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: University of Brasília Target entity description: The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
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A.
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo is Brazil’s largest and one of Latin America’s most prestigious public research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant scientific output.
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B.
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo is a major private Catholic research university in Brazil, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities, social sciences, and law.
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C.
University of Lisbon
The University of Lisbon is Portugal’s largest and one of its oldest public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and major role in the country’s research and cultural life.
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D.
NOVA University Lisbon
NOVA University Lisbon is a leading Portuguese public research university known for its innovative teaching, strong international orientation, and multidisciplinary programs across fields such as science, technology, social sciences, and humanities.
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E.
University of Minho
The University of Minho is a Portuguese public university known for its strong emphasis on research, innovation, and international collaboration across a wide range of academic disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal university
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public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Brazilian federal university system ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Brazilian government
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surface form:
Federal Government of Brazil
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| hasAcademicStrengthIn |
architecture
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economics ⓘ engineering ⓘ humanities ⓘ international relations ⓘ law ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | urban ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
central role in Brazil’s federal capital
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high national reputation ⓘ selective admissions ⓘ strong research output ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Social Sciences ⓘ Institute of International Relations ⓘ |
| hasMainCampusIn |
Brasília
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surface form:
Plano Piloto, Brasília
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| isCapitalCityUniversityOf | Brazil ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | public research university in Brazil ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brasília
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Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ |
| mission |
extension and community outreach
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| nativeName |
University of Brasília
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Universidade de Brasília
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| notableFor |
influence on Brazilian public policy
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production of public sector leaders ⓘ research in international relations ⓘ research in law ⓘ research in social sciences ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
doctoral degree
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graduate degree ⓘ undergraduate degree ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central-West Region of Brazil
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Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
surface form:
Federal District of Brazil
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| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| shortName |
University of Brasília
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UnB
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Brasília Description of subject: The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Universidade de Brasília
this entity surface form:
UnB
subject surface form:
Federal District (Brazil)
subject surface form:
Institute of International Relations (University of Brasília)
subject surface form:
Institute of International Relations (University of Brasília)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, University of Brasília
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, University of Brasília
this entity surface form:
University of Brasília rectorate
subject surface form:
Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Brasília)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Brasília)