Asurini do Xingu
E494722
Asurini do Xingu are an Indigenous people of Brazil known for their rich artistic traditions, distinctive body painting, and long-standing residence along the Xingu River in the Amazon region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asuriní do Xingu | 2 |
| Asurini do Xingu canonical | 1 |
| Asuriní do Rio Xingu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095600 — 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: Asurini do Xingu Context triple: [Xingu River, associatedWithEthnicGroup, Asurini do Xingu]
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A.
Aldeia dos Tapajós
Aldeia dos Tapajós was the original indigenous settlement that evolved into the modern city of Santarém in the Brazilian Amazon region.
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B.
Arena da Amazônia
Arena da Amazônia is a modern football stadium in Manaus, Brazil, known for its distinctive rainforest-inspired design and role as a host venue during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
Olhos de Água
Olhos de Água is a small coastal village and resort area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its beaches, fishing heritage, and seaside tourism.
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D.
Quixeramobim
Quixeramobim is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its semi-arid landscape and agricultural activities within the state of Ceará.
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E.
Araras
Araras is a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, known for its agricultural economy and regional industrial activities.
- 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: Asurini do Xingu Target entity description: Asurini do Xingu are an Indigenous people of Brazil known for their rich artistic traditions, distinctive body painting, and long-standing residence along the Xingu River in the Amazon region.
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A.
Aldeia dos Tapajós
Aldeia dos Tapajós was the original indigenous settlement that evolved into the modern city of Santarém in the Brazilian Amazon region.
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B.
Arena da Amazônia
Arena da Amazônia is a modern football stadium in Manaus, Brazil, known for its distinctive rainforest-inspired design and role as a host venue during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
Olhos de Água
Olhos de Água is a small coastal village and resort area in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its beaches, fishing heritage, and seaside tourism.
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D.
Quixeramobim
Quixeramobim is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its semi-arid landscape and agricultural activities within the state of Ceará.
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E.
Araras
Araras is a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, known for its agricultural economy and regional industrial activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asurini do Xingu people
ⓘ
linked to:
Xingu peoples
Awaeté ⓘ |
| bodyPaintingMotifs |
geometric motifs
ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | shamanic worldview ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Tupi-Guarani
ⓘ
linked to:
Tupi–Guaraní
|
| hasArtStyle |
black and red designs
ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramic production ⓘ ritual singing ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
funerary rituals
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive body painting
ⓘ
graphic designs ⓘ rich artistic traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tupian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Pará ⓘ Xingu River region ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Xingu region
|
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Xingu River ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
ⓘ
Lower Xingu ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended families
ⓘ
village-based community ⓘ |
| speaks | Asurini do Xingu language ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
eastern Amazon
ⓘ
middle Xingu River ⓘ |
| usesMaterialCulture |
decorated wooden objects
ⓘ
feather ornaments ⓘ painted ceramics ⓘ |
| usesPigments |
genipapo
ⓘ
urucum (annatto) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asurini do Xingu Description of subject: Asurini do Xingu are an Indigenous people of Brazil known for their rich artistic traditions, distinctive body painting, and long-standing residence along the Xingu River in the Amazon region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asurini do Xingu
linked to: Asurini do Xingu
linked to: Asurini do Xingu