Rio 2016 opening ceremony
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The Rio 2016 opening ceremony was the inaugural spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, featuring elaborate performances that highlighted Brazilian culture, history, and music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rio 2016 Olympic Games ceremonies | 1 |
| Rio 2016 Paralympic opening ceremony | 1 |
| Rio 2016 opening ceremony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8795989 — 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: Rio 2016 opening ceremony Context triple: [A New World, usedAtEvent, Rio 2016 opening ceremony]
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A.
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, theatrically rich event in London that celebrated British history and culture while marking the official start of the Games.
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Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony was the formal start of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, featuring a scaled-back but symbolically rich program reflecting themes of resilience, unity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Brazil, notable for being the first Olympic Games staged in South America and featuring over 11,000 athletes from around the world.
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D.
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, technologically sophisticated spectacle in Beijing that showcased Chinese history and culture to a global audience.
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E.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony was the official inaugural event of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring performances, the Parade of Nations, and the lighting of the Paralympic cauldron to celebrate athletes with disabilities from around the world.
- 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: Rio 2016 opening ceremony Target entity description: The Rio 2016 opening ceremony was the inaugural spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, featuring elaborate performances that highlighted Brazilian culture, history, and music.
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A.
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, theatrically rich event in London that celebrated British history and culture while marking the official start of the Games.
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B.
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony was the formal start of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, featuring a scaled-back but symbolically rich program reflecting themes of resilience, unity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Brazil, notable for being the first Olympic Games staged in South America and featuring over 11,000 athletes from around the world.
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D.
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, technologically sophisticated spectacle in Beijing that showcased Chinese history and culture to a global audience.
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E.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony was the official inaugural event of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring performances, the Parade of Nations, and the lighting of the Paralympic cauldron to celebrate athletes with disabilities from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Olympic opening ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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Rio 2016 Olympic opening ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendeeCount | approximately 60,000 ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
BBC
NERFINISHED
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NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ Rede Globo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cauldronDesigner | Anthony Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| creativeDirector |
Andrucha Waddington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniela Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2016-08-05 ⓘ |
| features |
Amazon rainforest imagery
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Gisele Bündchen runway walk ⓘ Parade of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ aerial projections and mapping ⓘ artistic segment on Brazilian history ⓘ bossa nova performance ⓘ celebration of Brazilian music and dance ⓘ funk carioca performance ⓘ lighting of the Olympic cauldron ⓘ refugee athletes segment ⓘ samba performance ⓘ segment on environmental sustainability and climate change ⓘ urban favela imagery ⓘ |
| featuresMusic |
Aquele Abraço
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rap da Felicidade NERFINISHED ⓘ Samba de Uma Nota Só NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Anitta
NERFINISHED
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Caetano Veloso NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilberto Gil NERFINISHED ⓘ Gisele Bündchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jorge Ben Jor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ MC Soffia NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulinho da Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| motto | A New World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicGames | Games of the XXXI Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| precededBy | London 2012 opening ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Marco Balich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Brazilian culture and history
ⓘ
diversity and inclusion ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ |
| time | 20:00 BRT ⓘ |
| torchLighter | Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rio 2016 opening ceremony Description of subject: The Rio 2016 opening ceremony was the inaugural spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, featuring elaborate performances that highlighted Brazilian culture, history, and music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rio 2016 Olympic Games ceremonies
this entity surface form:
Rio 2016 Paralympic opening ceremony