Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva
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Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva is a major box-girder road bridge in Brazil that spans Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10029203 — 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: Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva Context triple: [Rio–Niterói Bridge, officialName, Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva]
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A.
Ponte Governador José Malcher
Ponte Governador José Malcher is a road bridge in Brazil that spans the Capibaribe River, facilitating urban connectivity in the surrounding area.
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B.
Ponte Duarte Coelho
Ponte Duarte Coelho is a historic bridge in Recife, Brazil, known for connecting central neighborhoods and serving as an important urban and cultural landmark in the city.
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C.
Ponte Joaquim Cardozo
Ponte Joaquim Cardozo is a bridge in Recife, Brazil, that connects the Ilha Joana Bezerra area to other parts of the city and is named after the Brazilian engineer and poet Joaquim Cardozo.
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D.
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, named in honor of Queen Saint Isabel.
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E.
Ponte das Garças
Ponte das Garças is a bridge in Brasília, Brazil, that spans Lake Paranoá and connects key areas of the city.
- 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: Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva Target entity description: Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva is a major box-girder road bridge in Brazil that spans Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
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A.
Ponte Governador José Malcher
Ponte Governador José Malcher is a road bridge in Brazil that spans the Capibaribe River, facilitating urban connectivity in the surrounding area.
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B.
Ponte Duarte Coelho
Ponte Duarte Coelho is a historic bridge in Recife, Brazil, known for connecting central neighborhoods and serving as an important urban and cultural landmark in the city.
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C.
Ponte Joaquim Cardozo
Ponte Joaquim Cardozo is a bridge in Recife, Brazil, that connects the Ilha Joana Bezerra area to other parts of the city and is named after the Brazilian engineer and poet Joaquim Cardozo.
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D.
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, named in honor of Queen Saint Isabel.
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E.
Ponte das Garças
Ponte das Garças is a bridge in Brasília, Brazil, that spans Lake Paranoá and connects key areas of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beam bridge
ⓘ
box-girder bridge ⓘ bridge in Brazil ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ponte Rio–Niterói
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio–Niterói Bridge
Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
BR-101
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Niterói
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | sufficient for large ships in Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| connects |
Niterói
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| crosses | Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| design | box girder ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | Brazilian military government period ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connects Rio de Janeiro and Niterói across Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
central high bridge section
ⓘ
viaduct sections ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Greater Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
linked to:
metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro
|
| locatedInWaterBody | Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | about 300 m ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Artur da Costa e Silva
ⓘ
President Costa e Silva ⓘ
linked to:
Artur da Costa e Silva
|
| numberOfLanes | 8 ⓘ |
| officialName | Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva ⓘ |
| opened | 1974-03-04 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Brazilian federal authorities ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| operator |
Ecovia Caminho do Mar S.A.
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecovia Caminho do Mar (concessionaire)
|
| owner |
Federal government of Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian government
|
| partOf |
Brazilian federal highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian highway system
|
| regionServed |
Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro
|
| significance |
major transport link in southeastern Brazil
ⓘ
one of the longest bridges in Brazil ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| tollDirection | Niterói-bound ⓘ |
| totalLength |
about 13.29 km
ⓘ
approximately 8.26 miles ⓘ |
| trafficType | road traffic ⓘ |
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Subject: Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva Description of subject: Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva is a major box-girder road bridge in Brazil that spans Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
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