Brumadinho
E1164601
UNEXPLORED
Brumadinho is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, internationally known for the Inhotim contemporary art institute and for the 2019 mining dam disaster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brumadinho canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15575755 — 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: Brumadinho Context triple: [Nova Lima, borderingEntity, Brumadinho]
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A.
Samarco mining disaster
The Samarco mining disaster was a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil that released millions of tons of iron ore waste, causing widespread environmental devastation and contamination of the Doce River and surrounding communities.
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B.
Rio Doce
Rio Doce is a significant river in southeastern Brazil that flows through the state of Minas Gerais toward the Atlantic Ocean and has been central to the region’s ecology, economy, and environmental controversies.
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C.
Fundão dam collapse
The Fundão dam collapse was a catastrophic 2015 mining waste disaster in Brazil that released millions of cubic meters of toxic sludge, causing widespread environmental damage and contamination along the Doce River basin.
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D.
Salvador mine
Salvador mine is a Chilean copper mining operation owned and operated by the state-owned company Codelco.
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E.
Catastro de Ensenada
The Catastro de Ensenada was an 18th-century Spanish land and population survey that systematically recorded economic and fiscal data across much of the kingdom to reform taxation.
- 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: Brumadinho Target entity description: Brumadinho is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, internationally known for the Inhotim contemporary art institute and for the 2019 mining dam disaster.
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A.
Samarco mining disaster
The Samarco mining disaster was a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil that released millions of tons of iron ore waste, causing widespread environmental devastation and contamination of the Doce River and surrounding communities.
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B.
Rio Doce
Rio Doce is a significant river in southeastern Brazil that flows through the state of Minas Gerais toward the Atlantic Ocean and has been central to the region’s ecology, economy, and environmental controversies.
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C.
Fundão dam collapse
The Fundão dam collapse was a catastrophic 2015 mining waste disaster in Brazil that released millions of cubic meters of toxic sludge, causing widespread environmental damage and contamination along the Doce River basin.
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D.
Salvador mine
Salvador mine is a Chilean copper mining operation owned and operated by the state-owned company Codelco.
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E.
Catastro de Ensenada
The Catastro de Ensenada was an 18th-century Spanish land and population survey that systematically recorded economic and fiscal data across much of the kingdom to reform taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.