Federal University of São Carlos
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The Federal University of São Carlos is a prominent Brazilian public university known for its strong research output and high-quality programs in science, technology, and engineering.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal University of São Carlos canonical | 14 |
| UFSCar | 1 |
| UFSCar campus of São Carlos | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de São Carlos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11478828 — 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 São Carlos Context triple: [São Carlos, hasUniversityCampus, Federal University of São Carlos]
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A.
University of Campinas
The University of Campinas is a leading Brazilian public research university renowned for its strong programs in science, technology, and innovation.
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B.
São Paulo State University
São Paulo State University is a major Brazilian public university system known for its multiple campuses across the state of São Paulo and its strong emphasis on research and higher education.
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C.
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo is Brazil’s largest and one of Latin America’s most prestigious public research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant scientific output.
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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.
Federal University of Paraná
The Federal University of Paraná is one of Brazil’s oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its research and academic excellence.
- 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 São Carlos Target entity description: The Federal University of São Carlos is a prominent Brazilian public university known for its strong research output and high-quality programs in science, technology, and engineering.
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A.
University of Campinas
The University of Campinas is a leading Brazilian public research university renowned for its strong programs in science, technology, and innovation.
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B.
São Paulo State University
São Paulo State University is a major Brazilian public university system known for its multiple campuses across the state of São Paulo and its strong emphasis on research and higher education.
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C.
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo is Brazil’s largest and one of Latin America’s most prestigious public research universities, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant scientific output.
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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.
Federal University of Paraná
The Federal University of Paraná is one of Brazil’s oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its research and academic excellence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal university
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public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Federal Government of Brazil
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linked to:
Brazilian government
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| hasAcademicStaffType | research-active faculty ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Araras campus
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Lagoa do Sino campus ⓘ Sorocaba campus ⓘ São Carlos campus ⓘ |
| hasFocus | research and innovation ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
graduate education
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postgraduate education ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
| hasMission |
extension activities
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| hasType | coeducational institution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering programs
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research output ⓘ science programs ⓘ technology programs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | São Carlos ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
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linked to:
Federal University of São Carlos
|
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgramIn |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ computer science ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ environmental sciences ⓘ materials science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Brazilian public university system ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfInstruction | Portuguese ⓘ |
| region |
Southeast Brazil
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linked to:
Southeast Region of Brazil
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| researchArea |
applied sciences
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engineering ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| shortName |
UFSCar
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linked to:
Federal University of São Carlos
|
| state | São Paulo ⓘ |
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 São Carlos Description of subject: The Federal University of São Carlos is a prominent Brazilian public university known for its strong research output and high-quality programs in science, technology, and engineering.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Center for Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET-UFSCar)
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partOf
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Federal University of São Carlos
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Center for Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET-UFSCar)
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parentOrganization
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Federal University of São Carlos
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Center for Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET-UFSCar)
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affiliation
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Federal University of São Carlos
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Center for Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET-UFSCar)
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operatedBy
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Federal University of São Carlos
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linked to: Federal University of São Carlos
Center for Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS-UFSCar)
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partOf
→
Federal University of São Carlos
ⓘ
Center for Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS-UFSCar)
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affiliation
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Federal University of São Carlos
ⓘ
Center for Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS-UFSCar)
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operatedBy
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Federal University of São Carlos
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Center for Agricultural Sciences (CCA-UFSCar)
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parentOrganization
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Federal University of São Carlos
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linked to: Federal University of São Carlos
linked to: Federal University of São Carlos