Festa de Iemanjá
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Festa de Iemanjá is a major Afro-Brazilian religious and cultural celebration in Bahia honoring the sea goddess Iemanjá with offerings, music, and processions along the coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Festa de Iemanjá canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8436396 — 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: Festa de Iemanjá Context triple: [Bahia, hasCulturalFestival, Festa de Iemanjá]
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A.
Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
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B.
Cortejo da Queima
Cortejo da Queima is the traditional academic parade of Coimbra’s Queima das Fitas, featuring costumed university students marching through the city in a festive celebration of student life and graduation.
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C.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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D.
Carnaval em Madureira
Carnaval em Madureira is a vibrant modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that depicts a colorful Rio de Janeiro carnival scene in the Madureira neighborhood.
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E.
Samba da Benção
"Samba da Benção" is a classic Brazilian samba-jazz song by Vinícius de Moraes and Baden Powell, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and laid-back, improvisational groove.
- 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: Festa de Iemanjá Target entity description: Festa de Iemanjá is a major Afro-Brazilian religious and cultural celebration in Bahia honoring the sea goddess Iemanjá with offerings, music, and processions along the coast.
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A.
Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
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B.
Cortejo da Queima
Cortejo da Queima is the traditional academic parade of Coimbra’s Queima das Fitas, featuring costumed university students marching through the city in a festive celebration of student life and graduation.
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C.
Shango festival
The Shango festival is a traditional Yoruba religious celebration in honor of the thunder and lightning deity Shango, featuring drumming, dance, masquerades, and rituals that reinforce communal identity and ancestral worship.
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D.
Carnaval em Madureira
Carnaval em Madureira is a vibrant modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that depicts a colorful Rio de Janeiro carnival scene in the Madureira neighborhood.
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E.
Samba da Benção
"Samba da Benção" is a classic Brazilian samba-jazz song by Vinícius de Moraes and Baden Powell, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and laid-back, improvisational groove.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Brazilian cultural celebration
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annual event ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| associatedDeityAttribute |
fertility
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motherhood ⓘ protection of fishermen ⓘ protection of sailors ⓘ |
| associatedMusic |
Candomblé ritual drumming
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axé music ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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sea ⓘ |
| attracts |
pilgrims
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tourists ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Afro-Brazilian
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Yoruba traditions ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important expression of Brazilian religious syncretism
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major event in Bahia’s festive calendar ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
boat processions
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dance ⓘ music ⓘ offerings to the sea ⓘ religious processions ⓘ street celebrations ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Afro-diasporic rituals
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Catholic elements ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Iemanjá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Rio Vermelho neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salvador, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Candomblé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umbanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirmation of Afro-Brazilian identity
ⓘ
community gathering ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAt |
Rio Vermelho beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 2 February ⓘ |
| typicalOffering |
candles
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combs and mirrors ⓘ flowers ⓘ perfume ⓘ white and blue gifts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Festa de Iemanjá Description of subject: Festa de Iemanjá is a major Afro-Brazilian religious and cultural celebration in Bahia honoring the sea goddess Iemanjá with offerings, music, and processions along the coast.
Referenced by (1)
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