Rio 2016 opening ceremony

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Olympic opening ceremony

The Rio 2016 opening ceremony was the inaugural spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, featuring elaborate performances that highlighted Brazilian culture, history, and music.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games opening ceremony	1
Opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics	1
Rio 2016 Olympic Games ceremonies	1
Rio 2016 Olympic opening ceremony	1
Rio 2016 Paralympic opening ceremony	1
Rio 2016 opening ceremony canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8795989 — 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: Rio 2016 opening ceremony
Context triple: [A New World, usedAtEvent, Rio 2016 opening ceremony]

A. 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, theatrically rich event in London that celebrated British history and culture while marking the official start of the Games.
B. Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony was the formal start of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, featuring a scaled-back but symbolically rich program reflecting themes of resilience, unity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
C. 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Brazil, notable for being the first Olympic Games staged in South America and featuring over 11,000 athletes from around the world.
D. 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, technologically sophisticated spectacle in Beijing that showcased Chinese history and culture to a global audience.
E. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony was the official inaugural event of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring performances, the Parade of Nations, and the lighting of the Paralympic cauldron to celebrate athletes with disabilities from around the world.
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: Rio 2016 opening ceremony
Target entity description: The Rio 2016 opening ceremony was the inaugural spectacle of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, featuring elaborate performances that highlighted Brazilian culture, history, and music.

A. 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, theatrically rich event in London that celebrated British history and culture while marking the official start of the Games.
B. Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony was the formal start of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, featuring a scaled-back but symbolically rich program reflecting themes of resilience, unity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
C. 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Brazil, notable for being the first Olympic Games staged in South America and featuring over 11,000 athletes from around the world.
D. 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, technologically sophisticated spectacle in Beijing that showcased Chinese history and culture to a global audience.
E. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic opening ceremony was the official inaugural event of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, featuring performances, the Parade of Nations, and the lighting of the Paralympic cauldron to celebrate athletes with disabilities from around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic opening ceremony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ linked to: Rio 2016 opening ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic opening ceremony ⓘ linked to: Rio 2016 opening ceremony
attendeeCount	approximately 60,000 ⓘ
broadcastBy	BBC ⓘ NBC ⓘ Rede Globo ⓘ
cauldronDesigner	Anthony Howe ⓘ
city	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
creativeDirector	Andrucha Waddington ⓘ Daniela Thomas ⓘ Fernando Meirelles ⓘ
date	2016-08-05 ⓘ
features	Amazon rainforest imagery ⓘ Gisele Bündchen runway walk ⓘ Parade of Nations ⓘ aerial projections and mapping ⓘ artistic segment on Brazilian history ⓘ bossa nova performance ⓘ celebration of Brazilian music and dance ⓘ funk carioca performance ⓘ lighting of the Olympic cauldron ⓘ refugee athletes segment ⓘ samba performance ⓘ segment on environmental sustainability and climate change ⓘ urban favela imagery ⓘ
featuresMusic	Aquele Abraço ⓘ Rap da Felicidade ⓘ Samba de Uma Nota Só ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema ⓘ linked to: Garota de Ipanema
featuresPerformer	Anitta ⓘ Caetano Veloso ⓘ Gilberto Gil ⓘ Gisele Bündchen ⓘ Jorge Ben Jor ⓘ Ludmilla ⓘ MC Soffia ⓘ Paulinho da Viola ⓘ
followedBy	Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony ⓘ linked to: Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
language	English ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
motto	A New World ⓘ
olympicGames	Games of the XXXI Olympiad ⓘ
partOf	2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ
precededBy	London 2012 opening ceremony ⓘ linked to: 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
producer	Marco Balich ⓘ
theme	Brazilian culture and history ⓘ diversity and inclusion ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ
time	20:00 BRT ⓘ
torchLighter	Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima ⓘ linked to: Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima Neeleman
venue	Maracanã Stadium ⓘ

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