Belo Monte Dam
E494721
The Belo Monte Dam is a massive hydroelectric complex in Brazil’s Amazon region, known for its high power capacity and significant environmental and social controversy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belo Monte Dam canonical | 1 |
| Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex | 1 |
| Belo Monte Powerhouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095586 — 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 Monte Dam Context triple: [Xingu River, hasMajorDam, Belo Monte Dam]
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A.
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
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B.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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C.
Salto Grande Dam
Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and binational power station on the Uruguay River, jointly operated by Argentina and Uruguay.
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D.
Yacyretá Dam
The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.
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E.
Paraná River hydroelectric system
The Paraná River hydroelectric system is a network of large dams and power stations along the Paraná River that collectively form one of South America’s most important sources of renewable electricity.
- 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 Monte Dam Target entity description: The Belo Monte Dam is a massive hydroelectric complex in Brazil’s Amazon region, known for its high power capacity and significant environmental and social controversy.
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A.
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
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B.
Santo Antônio Dam
Santo Antônio Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, built on the Madeira River near Porto Velho to generate electricity as part of the Madeira River energy complex.
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C.
Salto Grande Dam
Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and binational power station on the Uruguay River, jointly operated by Argentina and Uruguay.
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D.
Yacyretá Dam
The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.
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E.
Paraná River hydroelectric system
The Paraná River hydroelectric system is a network of large dams and power stations along the Paraná River that collectively form one of South America’s most important sources of renewable electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
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run-of-the-river power plant ⓘ |
| averageAnnualGeneration | about 39 TWh ⓘ |
| commercialOperationStart | 2016 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| controversy |
displacement of local communities
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environmental impact on Amazon rainforest ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs ⓘ impact on Indigenous peoples ⓘ impact on fish and aquatic biodiversity ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryPlanningAgency | Eletrobras ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedBy | Eletrobras ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formerName | Kararaô Dam ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Brazilian National Interconnected System ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Belo Monte Powerhouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Belo Monte Dam
Pimental Dam ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
11.0 GW
ⓘ
11000 MW ⓘ |
| legalIssues |
allegations of violations of Indigenous rights
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lawsuits over environmental licensing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pará ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Altamira
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Vitória do Xingu ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Altamira ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Xingu River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Belo Monte locality on the Xingu River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major social and environmental controversy in the Amazon region
ⓘ
one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world by installed capacity ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines |
18 main generating units
ⓘ
6 smaller auxiliary units ⓘ |
| operator | Norte Energia S.A. ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indigenous communities
ⓘ
environmental NGOs ⓘ
linked to:
conservation NGOs
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| owner | Norte Energia S.A. ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Belo Monte Dam
|
| partOfProgram |
Brazilian Growth Acceleration Program
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian Growth Acceleration Program (PAC)
|
| planningStartDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| regulator |
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
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IBAMA ⓘ |
| reservoirType | run-of-the-river reservoir ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Brazilian federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian government
energy-intensive industries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belo Monte Dam Description of subject: The Belo Monte Dam is a massive hydroelectric complex in Brazil’s Amazon region, known for its high power capacity and significant environmental and social controversy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Belo Monte Dam
linked to: Belo Monte Dam