Federal University of Bahia
E741070
The Federal University of Bahia is a major Brazilian public university in Salvador, Bahia, known for its strong programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UFBA | 2 |
| Universidade Federal da Bahia | 2 |
| Federal University of Bahia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8539980 — 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: Federal University of Bahia Context triple: [Wagner Moura, educatedAt, Federal University of Bahia]
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A.
University of Recife
The University of Recife was a Brazilian higher education institution in Pernambuco known for its role in mid-20th-century academic and intellectual life, particularly in the social and human sciences.
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B.
Federal University of Alagoas
The Federal University of Alagoas is a major Brazilian public university and research institution headquartered in the state of Alagoas.
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C.
Federal University of Paraíba
The Federal University of Paraíba is a major Brazilian public university known for its broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs and significant research output in the northeastern region of the country.
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D.
Federal University of Minas Gerais
The Federal University of Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s largest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its strong research output and comprehensive range of academic programs.
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E.
State University of Paraíba
The State University of Paraíba is a public higher education institution in Brazil known for its diverse academic programs and regional impact in teaching, research, and community outreach.
- 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: Federal University of Bahia Target entity description: The Federal University of Bahia is a major Brazilian public university in Salvador, Bahia, known for its strong programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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A.
University of Recife
The University of Recife was a Brazilian higher education institution in Pernambuco known for its role in mid-20th-century academic and intellectual life, particularly in the social and human sciences.
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B.
Federal University of Alagoas
The Federal University of Alagoas is a major Brazilian public university and research institution headquartered in the state of Alagoas.
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C.
Federal University of Paraíba
The Federal University of Paraíba is a major Brazilian public university known for its broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs and significant research output in the northeastern region of the country.
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D.
Federal University of Minas Gerais
The Federal University of Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s largest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its strong research output and comprehensive range of academic programs.
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E.
State University of Paraíba
The State University of Paraíba is a public higher education institution in Brazil known for its diverse academic programs and regional impact in teaching, research, and community outreach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal university
ⓘ
public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| cityServed | Salvador ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| educationLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Brazilian federal education system ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
UFBA
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal University of Bahia
|
| hasAcademicFocus |
arts
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ music ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ performing arts ⓘ social sciences ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | important cultural center in Salvador ⓘ |
| hasImpact | regional development in Bahia ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalCategory | public federal institution of higher education ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
strong programs in the arts
ⓘ
strong programs in the humanities ⓘ strong programs in the social sciences ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity | academic research in multiple disciplines ⓘ |
| hasStudentBodyType |
domestic students
ⓘ
international students ⓘ |
| hasType | coeducational institution ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ufba.br/ ⓘ |
| isLocatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Brazilian federal university system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bahia
ⓘ
Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ Salvador ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Universidade Federal da Bahia
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal University of Bahia
|
| offers |
graduate programs
ⓘ
postgraduate programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Federal Government of Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian government
|
| regionServed |
Northeast Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Region of Brazil
|
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Bahia state population ⓘ |
| shortName |
UFBA
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal University of Bahia
|
| stateServed | Bahia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Federal University of Bahia Description of subject: The Federal University of Bahia is a major Brazilian public university in Salvador, Bahia, known for its strong programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Federal University of Bahia
linked to: Federal University of Bahia
linked to: Federal University of Bahia
linked to: Federal University of Bahia