Fernando Meirelles
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Fernando Meirelles is a Brazilian film director best known internationally for his critically acclaimed work on films such as "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fernando Meirelles canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6791042 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fernando Meirelles Context triple: [The Constant Gardener, director, Fernando Meirelles]
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Walter Salles
Walter Salles is a Brazilian film director best known internationally for works such as "Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries," and other character-driven road movies.
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B.
Paulo Goude
Paulo Goude is the son of singer and model Grace Jones and French graphic designer Jean-Paul Goude, known primarily for his connection to his famous parents and occasional appearances in media related to them.
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Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa is a Portuguese film director renowned for his minimalist, atmospheric portrayals of marginalized communities in Lisbon.
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Carlos Saldanha
Carlos Saldanha is a Brazilian animator and film director best known for co-directing the Ice Age films and directing the Rio animated franchise.
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Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fernando Meirelles Target entity description: Fernando Meirelles is a Brazilian film director best known internationally for his critically acclaimed work on films such as "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener."
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A.
Walter Salles
Walter Salles is a Brazilian film director best known internationally for works such as "Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries," and other character-driven road movies.
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B.
Paulo Goude
Paulo Goude is the son of singer and model Grace Jones and French graphic designer Jean-Paul Goude, known primarily for his connection to his famous parents and occasional appearances in media related to them.
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C.
Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa is a Portuguese film director renowned for his minimalist, atmospheric portrayals of marginalized communities in Lisbon.
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D.
Carlos Saldanha
Carlos Saldanha is a Brazilian animator and film director best known for co-directing the Ice Age films and directing the Rio animated franchise.
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E.
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthorCollaboratedWith | Paulo Lins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkDirected | City of God (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Fernando Ferreira Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirectedWith | Kátia Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirectedWork | City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-11-09 ⓘ |
| directed |
360
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Blindness NERFINISHED ⓘ City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Domésticas NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulo Lins – Cidade de Deus (TV) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Constant Gardener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | O2 Filmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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television ⓘ |
| founded | O2 Filmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasChild | Quico Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty realism
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socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Fernando Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ |
| nominatedForWork | City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
360
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Blindness NERFINISHED ⓘ City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Domésticas NERFINISHED ⓘ O Banheiro do Papa NERFINISHED ⓘ The Constant Gardener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Luciana Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fernando Meirelles Description of subject: Fernando Meirelles is a Brazilian film director best known internationally for his critically acclaimed work on films such as "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener."
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
album "The Constant Gardener (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"
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Fernando Meirelles
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subject surface form:
The Constant Gardener (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
album "The Constant Gardener (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"
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directorOfAssociatedFilm
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Fernando Meirelles
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subject surface form:
The Constant Gardener (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Suite from 'The Constant Gardener'