historic center Pelourinho
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Pelourinho is the colorful, colonial-era historic center of Salvador, Bahia, renowned for its preserved architecture, Afro-Brazilian culture, and vibrant music scene.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelourinho area | 1 |
| historic center Pelourinho canonical | 1 |
| historic center of Salvador | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2845449 — 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: historic center Pelourinho Context triple: [Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, knownFor, historic center Pelourinho]
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A.
Historic Centre of Olinda
The Historic Centre of Olinda is a well-preserved colonial Brazilian town renowned for its colorful hillside architecture, baroque churches, and vibrant cultural traditions, including its famous Carnival.
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B.
historic center of São Paulo
The historic center of São Paulo is the city’s original urban core, known for its dense concentration of cultural landmarks, historic architecture, and major civic and commercial institutions.
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C.
Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
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D.
Bahia Palace
Bahia Palace is a 19th-century grand palace and garden complex in Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Islamic and Moroccan architecture and ornate interiors.
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E.
Terreiro do Paço
Terreiro do Paço is the historic riverfront square in Lisbon, Portugal, now commonly known as Praça do Comércio and famed as one of the city's largest and most important public plazas.
- 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: historic center Pelourinho Target entity description: Pelourinho is the colorful, colonial-era historic center of Salvador, Bahia, renowned for its preserved architecture, Afro-Brazilian culture, and vibrant music scene.
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A.
Historic Centre of Olinda
The Historic Centre of Olinda is a well-preserved colonial Brazilian town renowned for its colorful hillside architecture, baroque churches, and vibrant cultural traditions, including its famous Carnival.
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B.
historic center of São Paulo
The historic center of São Paulo is the city’s original urban core, known for its dense concentration of cultural landmarks, historic architecture, and major civic and commercial institutions.
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C.
Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
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D.
Bahia Palace
Bahia Palace is a 19th-century grand palace and garden complex in Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Islamic and Moroccan architecture and ornate interiors.
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E.
Terreiro do Paço
Terreiro do Paço is the historic riverfront square in Lisbon, Portugal, now commonly known as Praça do Comércio and famed as one of the city's largest and most important public plazas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Brazil
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| governingBody | Municipality of Salvador ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
religious processions
ⓘ
street carnival celebrations ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Elevador Lacerda vicinity
ⓘ
Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado ⓘ Igreja de São Francisco ⓘ Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos ⓘ
surface form:
Igreja do Rosário dos Pretos
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ⓘ
surface form:
Largo do Pelourinho
Museu Afro Brasil ⓘ
surface form:
Museu Afro-Brasileiro
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afro-Brazilian culture
ⓘ
Candomblé cultural presence ⓘ capoeira performances ⓘ churches ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ colonial-era architecture ⓘ colorful buildings ⓘ museums ⓘ tourism ⓘ vibrant music scene ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bahia
ⓘ
Salvador ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown |
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
ⓘ
surface form:
Salvador Historic Center
|
| locatedInTimeZone | BRT ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Center of Salvador
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ⓘ
surface form:
Salvador city center
|
| preservationStatus | extensively restored ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil
ⓘ
symbol of Afro-Brazilian heritage ⓘ |
| state | Bahia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| typicalMusicGenre |
Afro-Brazilian percussion
ⓘ
axé music ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| urbanFabric |
narrow streets
ⓘ
public squares ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: historic center Pelourinho Description of subject: Pelourinho is the colorful, colonial-era historic center of Salvador, Bahia, renowned for its preserved architecture, Afro-Brazilian culture, and vibrant music scene.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Igreja de São Francisco (Salvador)
this entity surface form:
Pelourinho area
this entity surface form:
historic center of Salvador