Brasília metropolitan area
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The Brasília metropolitan area is the large urban agglomeration centered on Brazil’s capital, Brasília, encompassing surrounding satellite cities and administrative regions in the Federal District.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brasília metropolitan area canonical | 12 |
| Brasília area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21941085 — 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: Brasília metropolitan area Context triple: [Sobradinho, partOf, Brasília metropolitan area]
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A.
São Paulo metropolitan area
The São Paulo metropolitan area is Brazil’s largest and most populous urban agglomeration, encompassing the city of São Paulo and numerous surrounding municipalities that form a major economic and cultural hub in Latin America.
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B.
Londrina metropolitan area
The Londrina metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in northern Paraná, Brazil, centered around the city of Londrina and its surrounding municipalities.
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C.
Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
The Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte is a major urban agglomeration in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, centered on the city of Belo Horizonte and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities.
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D.
Recife metropolitan region
The Recife metropolitan region is a major urban and economic hub in northeastern Brazil, centered on the city of Recife and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and neighborhoods.
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E.
Brasília
Brasília is the modernist-planned capital city of Brazil, known for its distinctive architecture and role as a major political and administrative center in South America.
- 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: Brasília metropolitan area Target entity description: The Brasília metropolitan area is the large urban agglomeration centered on Brazil’s capital, Brasília, encompassing surrounding satellite cities and administrative regions in the Federal District.
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A.
São Paulo metropolitan area
The São Paulo metropolitan area is Brazil’s largest and most populous urban agglomeration, encompassing the city of São Paulo and numerous surrounding municipalities that form a major economic and cultural hub in Latin America.
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B.
Londrina metropolitan area
The Londrina metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in northern Paraná, Brazil, centered around the city of Londrina and its surrounding municipalities.
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C.
Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
The Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte is a major urban agglomeration in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, centered on the city of Belo Horizonte and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities.
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D.
Recife metropolitan region
The Recife metropolitan region is a major urban and economic hub in northeastern Brazil, centered on the city of Recife and encompassing numerous surrounding municipalities and neighborhoods.
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E.
Brasília
Brasília is the modernist-planned capital city of Brazil, known for its distinctive architecture and role as a major political and administrative center in South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.