inauguration of Brasília
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The inauguration of Brasília was the 1960 ceremony marking the official opening of Brazil’s newly built modernist capital city, designed to symbolize the nation’s progress and future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| inauguration of Brasília canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1172593 — 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: inauguration of Brasília Context triple: [Palácio do Planalto, significantEvent, inauguration of Brasília]
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A.
Monumental Axis of Brasília
The Monumental Axis of Brasília is the city’s grand central avenue and ceremonial axis, lined with major government buildings and monuments that embody Brazil’s modernist capital.
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B.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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C.
National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
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D.
Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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E.
Palácio do Planalto
Palácio do Planalto is the modernist presidential office building in Brasília that serves as the official workplace of the President of Brazil.
- 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: inauguration of Brasília Target entity description: The inauguration of Brasília was the 1960 ceremony marking the official opening of Brazil’s newly built modernist capital city, designed to symbolize the nation’s progress and future.
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A.
Monumental Axis of Brasília
The Monumental Axis of Brasília is the city’s grand central avenue and ceremonial axis, lined with major government buildings and monuments that embody Brazil’s modernist capital.
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B.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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C.
National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
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D.
Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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E.
Palácio do Planalto
Palácio do Planalto is the modernist presidential office building in Brasília that serves as the official workplace of the President of Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political ceremony ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfCity | modernist ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect | Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| associatedUrbanPlanner | Lúcio Costa ⓘ |
| capitalCityInaugurated | Brasília ⓘ |
| chronologyRelation | after construction of Brasília’s core government buildings ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual celebrations on 21 April in Brasília ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| date | 21 April 1960 ⓘ |
| day | 21 ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| followedBy | transfer of federal government institutions to Brasília ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAtTime | federal republic ⓘ |
| hasOfficialFunction | formal transfer of capital status to Brasília ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Brazilian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Brazilian federal government
Brazilian political leaders ⓘ foreign dignitaries ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
modern architecture
ⓘ
national integration ⓘ planned capital ⓘ |
| headOfStatePresent | Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Brazilian federal legislation establishing Brasília as capital ⓘ |
| location | Brasília ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| motive |
promote interior settlement of Brazil
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reduce coastal concentration of power ⓘ |
| newCapitalCity | Brasília ⓘ |
| notableSite |
National Congress of Brazil building
ⓘ
Palácio da Alvorada ⓘ Palácio do Planalto ⓘ Praça dos Três Poderes ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Brasília
ⓘ
political history of Brazil ⓘ |
| politicalContext | transfer of Brazil’s capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília ⓘ |
| politicalEra |
Juscelino Kubitschek
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surface form:
Kubitschek administration
|
| presidentOfBrazilAtTime | Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ |
| previousCapitalCity | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| reason | official opening of Brazil’s new capital city ⓘ |
| relatedCityDesign | modernist urban plan ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy | development of Brazil’s interior ⓘ |
| symbolism |
symbol of Brazil’s future
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symbol of modernization ⓘ symbol of national progress ⓘ |
| urbanPlanShape | airplane-shaped plan (Plano Piloto) ⓘ |
| year | 1960 ⓘ |
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Subject: inauguration of Brasília Description of subject: The inauguration of Brasília was the 1960 ceremony marking the official opening of Brazil’s newly built modernist capital city, designed to symbolize the nation’s progress and future.
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