Fort of São Brás
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Fort of São Brás is a 16th-century coastal fortress in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, built to defend the harbor against pirate and privateer attacks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort of São Brás canonical | 1 |
| Forte de São Brás | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3271060 — 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: Fort of São Brás Context triple: [Ponta Delgada, hasLandmark, Fort of São Brás]
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A.
Fortress of São João Baptista
The Fortress of São João Baptista is a historic coastal stronghold on Terceira Island in the Azores, built by the Portuguese in the 16th–17th centuries to defend the strategic port city of Angra do Heroísmo.
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B.
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação is a historic coastal fortification in Carvoeiro, Portugal, built to protect the shoreline and now serving as a scenic viewpoint over the Atlantic.
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C.
Fort of Santa Catarina
The Fort of Santa Catarina is a historic coastal fortress in Portimão, Portugal, built to defend the Arade River estuary and the Algarve shoreline.
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D.
Fortaleza de São João
Fortaleza de São João is a historic coastal fortification in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, built to defend Guanabara Bay and now recognized as an important military and cultural landmark.
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E.
Fortress of Sagres
The Fortress of Sagres is a historic coastal stronghold in Portugal’s Algarve region, long associated with maritime exploration and the legacy of Prince Henry the Navigator.
- 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: Fort of São Brás Target entity description: Fort of São Brás is a 16th-century coastal fortress in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, built to defend the harbor against pirate and privateer attacks.
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A.
Fortress of São João Baptista
The Fortress of São João Baptista is a historic coastal stronghold on Terceira Island in the Azores, built by the Portuguese in the 16th–17th centuries to defend the strategic port city of Angra do Heroísmo.
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B.
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação is a historic coastal fortification in Carvoeiro, Portugal, built to protect the shoreline and now serving as a scenic viewpoint over the Atlantic.
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C.
Fort of Santa Catarina
The Fort of Santa Catarina is a historic coastal fortress in Portimão, Portugal, built to defend the Arade River estuary and the Algarve shoreline.
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D.
Fortaleza de São João
Fortaleza de São João is a historic coastal fortification in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, built to defend Guanabara Bay and now recognized as an important military and cultural landmark.
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E.
Fortress of Sagres
The Fortress of Sagres is a historic coastal stronghold in Portugal’s Algarve region, long associated with maritime exploration and the legacy of Prince Henry the Navigator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortress
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cultural heritage site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
16th-century fortifications in Portugal
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Buildings and structures in Ponta Delgada ⓘ Forts in the Azores ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse | military museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Blaise ⓘ |
| garrisonType | artillery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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ramparts ⓘ sea-facing batteries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
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harbor defense ⓘ protection against pirate attacks ⓘ protection against privateer attacks ⓘ |
| hasNameInPortuguese |
Fort of São Brás
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Forte de São Brás
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| heritageDesignation | Property of Public Interest ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azores
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Ponta Delgada ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | São Miguel Island ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| municipality | Ponta Delgada ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Portuguese Navy ⓘ |
| overlooks | harbor of Ponta Delgada ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of Ponta Delgada ⓘ |
| region |
Azores
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surface form:
Autonomous Region of the Azores
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort of São Brás Description of subject: Fort of São Brás is a 16th-century coastal fortress in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, built to defend the harbor against pirate and privateer attacks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forte de São Brás