Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra
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The Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra are a steep, historic staircase in the city’s old quarter, closely associated with traditional Fado de Coimbra performances and student culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3608955 — 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: Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra Context triple: [Fado de Coimbra, notablePlaceForPerformance, Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra]
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A.
Urbanos de Coimbra
Urbanos de Coimbra is a suburban rail service network in and around the city of Coimbra, Portugal, operated under the national railway company Comboios de Portugal.
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B.
Coimbra-B
Coimbra-B is the main railway station serving the city of Coimbra in central Portugal, functioning as a key junction on the country’s north–south rail corridor.
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C.
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon
The Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon is the post-1755 earthquake downtown district renowned for its pioneering, grid-based neoclassical urban design and early anti-seismic construction.
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D.
Costa da Caparica
Costa da Caparica is a coastal town and popular beach destination just south of Lisbon, Portugal, known for its long sandy shoreline and Atlantic surf.
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E.
Cascais, Portugal
Cascais, Portugal is a coastal resort town near Lisbon known for its beaches, marina, and historic role as a refuge for European royalty in the 20th century.
- 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: Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra Target entity description: The Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra are a steep, historic staircase in the city’s old quarter, closely associated with traditional Fado de Coimbra performances and student culture.
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A.
Urbanos de Coimbra
Urbanos de Coimbra is a suburban rail service network in and around the city of Coimbra, Portugal, operated under the national railway company Comboios de Portugal.
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B.
Coimbra-B
Coimbra-B is the main railway station serving the city of Coimbra in central Portugal, functioning as a key junction on the country’s north–south rail corridor.
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C.
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon
The Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon is the post-1755 earthquake downtown district renowned for its pioneering, grid-based neoclassical urban design and early anti-seismic construction.
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D.
Costa da Caparica
Costa da Caparica is a coastal town and popular beach destination just south of Lisbon, Portugal, known for its long sandy shoreline and Atlantic surf.
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E.
Cascais, Portugal
Cascais, Portugal is a coastal resort town near Lisbon known for its beaches, marina, and historic role as a refuge for European royalty in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic staircase
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fado de Coimbra
ⓘ
University of Coimbra students ⓘ student culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Coimbra student life
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traditional setting for Fado de Coimbra performances ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic
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steep ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Portuguese ⓘ |
| heritageContext | integrated in the historic urban fabric of Coimbra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coimbra
ⓘ
Coimbra old quarter ⓘ
linked to:
Coimbra
Portugal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Quebra-Costas means "back-breaker" in Portuguese ⓘ |
| near |
University of Coimbra
ⓘ
other medieval streets of Coimbra old town ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coimbra historic center
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Coimbra historic core
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| popularWith |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ university students ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
night-time Fado de Coimbra experiences
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walking tours ⓘ |
| urbanRole | connects different levels of Coimbra old quarter ⓘ |
| usedFor | pedestrian circulation ⓘ |
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Subject: Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra Description of subject: The Quebra-Costas steps in Coimbra are a steep, historic staircase in the city’s old quarter, closely associated with traditional Fado de Coimbra performances and student culture.
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