Ademir de Menezes
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Ademir de Menezes was a prolific Brazilian forward renowned as one of the stars of the early post-war era and a key figure for Brazil’s national team and Vasco da Gama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ademir de Menezes canonical | 1 |
| Marques de Menezes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494786 — 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: Ademir de Menezes Context triple: [1950 FIFA World Cup, topScorer, Ademir de Menezes]
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A.
Renato Falcão
Renato Falcão is a Brazilian cinematographer known for his work on animated and live-action films, including major studio productions.
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B.
Edson Motta
Edson Motta was a Brazilian artist and art educator recognized for his contributions to painting and for helping shape modern art instruction in Brazil.
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C.
Sergio Miranda
Sergio Miranda is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Miranda, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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D.
Adolpho Veloso
Adolpho Veloso is a Brazilian cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on contemporary films such as the drama "Jockey."
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E.
Marcelo Gomes
Marcelo Gomes is a renowned Brazilian ballet dancer celebrated for his long and distinguished career as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.
- 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: Ademir de Menezes Target entity description: Ademir de Menezes was a prolific Brazilian forward renowned as one of the stars of the early post-war era and a key figure for Brazil’s national team and Vasco da Gama.
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A.
Renato Falcão
Renato Falcão is a Brazilian cinematographer known for his work on animated and live-action films, including major studio productions.
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B.
Edson Motta
Edson Motta was a Brazilian artist and art educator recognized for his contributions to painting and for helping shape modern art instruction in Brazil.
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C.
Sergio Miranda
Sergio Miranda is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Miranda, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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D.
Adolpho Veloso
Adolpho Veloso is a Brazilian cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on contemporary films such as the drama "Jockey."
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E.
Marcelo Gomes
Marcelo Gomes is a renowned Brazilian ballet dancer celebrated for his long and distinguished career as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazil international footballer
ⓘ
association football player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot 1950
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
|
| burialPlace |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| capsForNationalTeam | 39 (Brazil) ⓘ |
| careerStart | early 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-05-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian of Portuguese descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Marques de Menezes
ⓘ
linked to:
Ademir de Menezes
|
| fullName | Ademir Marques de Menezes ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ademir
ⓘ
linked to:
Ademir Marques de Menezes
|
| goalsForNationalTeam | 32 (Brazil) ⓘ |
| goalsScoredInEvent | 9 goals in the 1950 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| honours |
Copa América winner 1949 with Brazil
ⓘ
South American Championship of Champions 1948 with Vasco da Gama ⓘ multiple Campeonato Carioca titles with Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Campeonato Carioca
ⓘ
Campeonato Pernambucano ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Brazil national football team
ⓘ
CR Vasco da Gama ⓘ Clube de Regatas do Flamengo ⓘ
linked to:
Flamengo
Sport Club do Recife ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| nickName | Queixada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Brazil’s leading forwards in the early post-war era
ⓘ
prolific goal scoring ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1950 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
municipality of Recife
|
| placeOfDeath |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| playedForClubBetween |
CR Flamengo – 1945–1946
ⓘ
CR Vasco da Gama – 1942–1945 ⓘ
linked to:
CR Vasco da Gama
CR Vasco da Gama – 1946–1956 ⓘ
linked to:
CR Vasco da Gama
Sport Club do Recife – early 1940s ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeamBetween | 1945–1953 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
forward
ⓘ
striker ⓘ |
| reasonForNickName | prominent jaw ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | top scorer of the 1950 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
clinical finisher
ⓘ
fast and powerful centre-forward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ademir de Menezes Description of subject: Ademir de Menezes was a prolific Brazilian forward renowned as one of the stars of the early post-war era and a key figure for Brazil’s national team and Vasco da Gama.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ademir de Menezes