Deodoro da Fonseca
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Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian military leader and statesman who led the coup that ended the monarchy and became the country’s first republican president.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deodoro da Fonseca canonical | 10 |
| Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca | 2 |
| Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4774759 — 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: Deodoro da Fonseca Context triple: [President of Brazil, firstHolder, Deodoro da Fonseca]
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A.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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B.
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
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C.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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D.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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E.
Júlio Neves
Júlio Neves is a Brazilian architect known for his significant role in the design and development of major cultural institutions in São Paulo.
- 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: Deodoro da Fonseca Target entity description: Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian military leader and statesman who led the coup that ended the monarchy and became the country’s first republican president.
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A.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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B.
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
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C.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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D.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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E.
Júlio Neves
Júlio Neves is a Brazilian architect known for his significant role in the design and development of major cultural institutions in São Paulo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian military officer
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Brazil
ⓘ
Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of the United States of Brazil
|
| associatedWith |
Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães
ⓘ
Floriano Peixoto ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-08-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alagoas, Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cemitério de São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
linked to:
São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro
|
| causeOfMonarchDeposition | military coup ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| constitutionalAct | promulgation of the 1891 Brazilian Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1889-11-15 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-08-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| era | late 19th century Brazilian history ⓘ |
| event | Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil ⓘ |
| familyName |
da Fonseca
ⓘ
linked to:
Fonseca
|
| fullName |
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca
ⓘ
linked to:
Deodoro da Fonseca
|
| givenName | Manuel ⓘ |
| governmentTypeEstablished | federal republic in Brazil ⓘ |
| honor |
namesake of Praça Marechal Deodoro in Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
namesake of the city of Marechal Deodoro in Alagoas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Brazilian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | marshal ⓘ |
| movement | Brazilian republican movement ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first president of the Republic of Brazil
ⓘ
leading the coup that ended the Brazilian monarchy ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1891-11-23 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1889-11-15 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Brazil
ⓘ
President of Brazil ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | political crisis and opposition to his authoritarian measures ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Deodoro da Fonseca ⓘ |
| spouse | Mariana Cecília de Sousa Meireles ⓘ |
| styleOfGovernment | authoritarian presidential rule ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Floriano Peixoto ⓘ |
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Subject: Deodoro da Fonseca Description of subject: Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian military leader and statesman who led the coup that ended the monarchy and became the country’s first republican president.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Deodoro da Fonseca