Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

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Roman Catholic church building cathedral modernist building

The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its conical shape and striking stained-glass windows.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro canonical	5
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral	3
Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro	2
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião	1
Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro	1
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro	1
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Rio de Janeiro	1
Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro	1
metropolitan cathedral of Rio de Janeiro	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971914 — 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: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Context triple: [Lapa, hasLandmark, Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro]

A. São Paulo Cathedral
São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
B. Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
C. Catedral Primada de América
The Catedral Primada de América is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, a 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Santo Domingo renowned for its early colonial architecture and historical significance.
D. Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving as the seat of the archbishop and a prominent historic and religious landmark in the city.
E. Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Target entity description: The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its conical shape and striking stained-glass windows.

A. São Paulo Cathedral
São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
B. Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
C. Catedral Primada de América
The Catedral Primada de América is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, a 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Santo Domingo renowned for its early colonial architecture and historical significance.
D. Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving as the seat of the archbishop and a prominent historic and religious landmark in the city.
E. Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church building ⓘ cathedral ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ linked to: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ linked to: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Cathedral ⓘ linked to: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
architect	Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
capacity	about 20000 people standing ⓘ
cityServed	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
consecrationYear	1979 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1979 ⓘ
constructionStart	1964 ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Sebastian ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diameter	approximately 106 meters ⓘ
diocese	Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
floorPlan	circular ⓘ
function	seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
hasBellTowers	no traditional external bell towers ⓘ
hasFeature	central skylight at the top of the cone ⓘ four large stained-glass panels ⓘ underground museum ⓘ
height	approximately 75 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	important landmark of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
inspiredBy	Mayan pyramids (general form) ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
languageOfLiturgy	Portuguese ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
locatedIn	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Southeast Region, Brazil ⓘ linked to: Southeast Region of Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Centro (Downtown Rio de Janeiro) ⓘ linked to: Centro (Rio de Janeiro)
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter	São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian) ⓘ linked to: Saint Sebastian
notableFeature	large interior nave without columns ⓘ pyramidal-conical structure ⓘ striking stained-glass windows ⓘ
primaryUse	worship ⓘ
publicAccess	open to visitors ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
secondaryUse	tourism ⓘ
shape	conical ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
yearCompleted	1979 ⓘ

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