Federal University of Amazonas
E440770
The Federal University of Amazonas is a major Brazilian public university and research institution located in Manaus, serving as a key center for higher education and scientific development in the Amazon region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal University of Amazonas canonical | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Amazonas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4435934 — 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: Federal University of Amazonas Context triple: [Manaus, hasUniversity, Federal University of Amazonas]
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A.
National University of the Peruvian Amazon
The National University of the Peruvian Amazon is a public higher education institution in Peru specializing in research and professional training related to the Amazon rainforest and its surrounding region.
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B.
Central University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and significant role in Ecuadorian higher education and research.
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C.
Simón Bolívar University
Simón Bolívar University is a prestigious Venezuelan public institution of higher education and research, renowned for its strong emphasis on science, engineering, and technology.
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D.
Universidad de Guayaquil
Universidad de Guayaquil is a major public higher education institution in Guayaquil, Ecuador, known for its wide range of academic programs and significant regional influence.
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E.
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
Universidad Mayor de San Simón is a major public university in Bolivia known for its broad range of academic programs and central role in the educational and cultural life of Cochabamba.
- 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: Federal University of Amazonas Target entity description: The Federal University of Amazonas is a major Brazilian public university and research institution located in Manaus, serving as a key center for higher education and scientific development in the Amazon region.
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A.
National University of the Peruvian Amazon
The National University of the Peruvian Amazon is a public higher education institution in Peru specializing in research and professional training related to the Amazon rainforest and its surrounding region.
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B.
Central University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its broad range of academic programs and significant role in Ecuadorian higher education and research.
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C.
Simón Bolívar University
Simón Bolívar University is a prestigious Venezuelan public institution of higher education and research, renowned for its strong emphasis on science, engineering, and technology.
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D.
Universidad de Guayaquil
Universidad de Guayaquil is a major public higher education institution in Guayaquil, Ecuador, known for its wide range of academic programs and significant regional influence.
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E.
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
Universidad Mayor de San Simón is a major public university in Bolivia known for its broad range of academic programs and central role in the educational and cultural life of Cochabamba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal university in Brazil
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public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy | competitive entrance examination ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| educationSystem | Brazilian higher education system ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Amazon basin
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linked to:
Amazon Basin
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| governedBy |
Brazilian Ministry of Education
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linked to:
Ministry of Education of Brazil
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| hasAcademicLevel |
graduate
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postgraduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| hasCampus | Manaus main campus ⓘ |
| hasMission | promotion of education, research, and extension in the Amazon region ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key center for higher education in the Amazon region
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key center for scientific development in the Amazon region ⓘ |
| hasStudentBodyType |
domestic students
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international students ⓘ |
| hasType | coeducational institution ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Brazilian federal universities network ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Manaus ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
State of Amazonas
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linked to:
Amazonas state
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| locatedInRegion | Amazon region ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
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linked to:
Federal University of Amazonas
|
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Federal government of Brazil
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linked to:
Brazilian government
|
| primaryRole |
community outreach
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higher education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Amazon rainforest
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biodiversity ⓘ engineering ⓘ environmental sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ indigenous studies ⓘ information technology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| sectorOfActivity | tertiary education ⓘ |
| shortName | UFAM ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Federal University of Amazonas Description of subject: The Federal University of Amazonas is a major Brazilian public university and research institution located in Manaus, serving as a key center for higher education and scientific development in the Amazon region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Federal University of Amazonas