Belo Horizonte Metro
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The Belo Horizonte Metro is a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, providing urban rail transport across key districts of the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte Metro canonical | 1 |
| Belo Horizonte metropolitan railways (selected lines) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5023780 — 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: Belo Horizonte Metro Context triple: [Belo Horizonte, hasPublicTransport, Belo Horizonte Metro]
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A.
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro is a major rapid transit system serving the city of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its extensive network, high ridership, and role as a backbone of the city's public transportation.
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B.
Porto Metro
Porto Metro is the light rail and rapid transit system serving the Porto metropolitan area in northern Portugal.
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C.
CPTM commuter rail
CPTM commuter rail is a suburban rail network serving the São Paulo metropolitan area, connecting the city to its surrounding municipalities.
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D.
Botafogo metro station
Botafogo metro station is a key underground rapid transit stop on Rio de Janeiro’s Metro system, serving the Botafogo neighborhood in the city’s South Zone.
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E.
Valparaíso Metro
Valparaíso Metro is a rapid transit and commuter rail system serving Chile’s coastal Valparaíso Region, connecting key cities and communities along the bay.
- 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: Belo Horizonte Metro Target entity description: The Belo Horizonte Metro is a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, providing urban rail transport across key districts of the city.
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A.
São Paulo Metro
The São Paulo Metro is a major rapid transit system serving the city of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its extensive network, high ridership, and role as a backbone of the city's public transportation.
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B.
Porto Metro
Porto Metro is the light rail and rapid transit system serving the Porto metropolitan area in northern Portugal.
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C.
CPTM commuter rail
CPTM commuter rail is a suburban rail network serving the São Paulo metropolitan area, connecting the city to its surrounding municipalities.
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D.
Botafogo metro station
Botafogo metro station is a key underground rapid transit stop on Rio de Janeiro’s Metro system, serving the Botafogo neighborhood in the city’s South Zone.
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E.
Valparaíso Metro
Valparaíso Metro is a rapid transit and commuter rail system serving Chile’s coastal Valparaíso Region, connecting key cities and communities along the bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
ⓘ
rapid transit system ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in Minas Gerais
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Rapid transit in Brazil ⓘ |
| city | Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belo Horizonte bus network
ⓘ
intercity bus terminals in Belo Horizonte ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| electrification | 3000 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fareCollection | ticket and smart card system ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Central station (Belo Horizonte Metro)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eldorado station (Belo Horizonte Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Horto station (Belo Horizonte Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoinha station (Belo Horizonte Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Efigênia station (Belo Horizonte Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilarinho station (Belo Horizonte Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
mostly at-grade
ⓘ
partially elevated ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialSignage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lineName | Line 1 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Region, Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 19 ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1986
ⓘ
August 1, 1986 ⓘ |
| operator | CBTU (Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | CBTU urban rail systems in Brazil ⓘ |
| plannedExpansion |
Line 2 (planned)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Line 3 (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransportMode | urban rail ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Belo Horizonte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contagem NERFINISHED ⓘ Venda Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| safetySystem | signaled railway operations ⓘ |
| serves |
Belo Horizonte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belo Horizonte metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | high-frequency urban service ⓘ |
| systemLength | approximately 28.1 km ⓘ |
| terminusStation |
Eldorado station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vilarinho station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1600 mm ⓘ |
| transitType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cbtu.gov.br ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belo Horizonte Metro Description of subject: The Belo Horizonte Metro is a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, providing urban rail transport across key districts of the city.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belo Horizonte metropolitan railways (selected lines)