Lei Áurea
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Lei Áurea was the 1888 Brazilian law that formally abolished slavery throughout Brazil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lei Áurea canonical | 2 |
| Lei Áurea of 1888 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11782608 — 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: Lei Áurea Context triple: [Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, signatureAct, Lei Áurea]
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A.
Assergi
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B.
Imperial Constitution
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C.
Ad edictum
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Eternal Edict
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E.
Liber Augustalis
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- 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: Lei Áurea Target entity description: Lei Áurea was the 1888 Brazilian law that formally abolished slavery throughout Brazil.
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A.
Assergi
Assergi is a small village in Italy’s Abruzzo region, situated on the slopes of Gran Sasso and known as a gateway to the surrounding national park and mountain research facilities.
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B.
Imperial Constitution
The Imperial Constitution was the complex legal framework that defined the structure, powers, and relationships of the Holy Roman Empire’s emperor and Imperial Estates.
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C.
Ad edictum
Ad edictum is a major legal commentary by the Roman jurist Ulpian on the praetorian edict, influential in the development of Roman law.
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D.
Eternal Edict
Eternal Edict is the alternative name for the 1577 Perpetual Edict, a political agreement in the Habsburg Netherlands that sought to end hostilities and restore certain provincial privileges during the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Liber Augustalis
Liber Augustalis is a 13th-century legal code issued by Emperor Frederick II for the Kingdom of Sicily, notable for its centralized, rationalized system of royal law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian law
ⓘ
abolition law ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | enslaved Africans and Afro-Brazilians ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lei Imperial n. 3.353, de 13 de Maio de 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| articleCount | 2 ⓘ |
| category |
1888 in Brazil
ⓘ
Abolition of slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| commemorationDayInBrazil | 13 de Maio ⓘ |
| compensationToFormerEnslaved | none specified ⓘ |
| compensationToSlaveowners | none specified ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | ordinary law ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Article 1 – declares slavery in Brazil extinguished
ⓘ
Article 2 – revokes contrary provisions ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1888-05-13 ⓘ |
| effect | formal abolition of slavery throughout Brazil ⓘ |
| enactedUnderMonarch | Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Golden Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalName | Lei Imperial n.º 3.353 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBodyInvolved | Brazilian Imperial Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalText | Brazilian imperial legal gazette (Diário Oficial do Império) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Brazilian Empire ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lawNumber | 3353 ⓘ |
| legacy | marked the end of legal slavery in the Americas ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterEnactment | slavery prohibited in Brazil ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| passedBy |
Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Lei do Ventre Livre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lei dos Sexagenários NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to abolish slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Brazilian abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| repealedInstitution | legal slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| replacedLegalStatus | enslaved persons in Brazil ⓘ |
| shortName | Lei Áurea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryTitle | Princess Imperial Regent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Princess Isabel of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil status
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolition | immediate abolition without compensation to slaveowners ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lei Áurea Description of subject: Lei Áurea was the 1888 Brazilian law that formally abolished slavery throughout Brazil.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lei Áurea of 1888