Maracanã Stadium
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Maracanã Stadium is a historic football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for hosting major international matches including World Cup finals and Olympic events.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maracanã Stadium canonical | 63 |
| Estádio do Maracanã | 4 |
| Maracanã | 3 |
| Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. | 1 |
| Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 1 |
| Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T304420 — 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: Maracanã Stadium Context triple: [Rio de Janeiro, hasLandmark, Maracanã Stadium]
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A.
Estadio Latinoamericano
Estadio Latinoamericano is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba, best known as the country’s premier baseball venue and a central stage for Cuban baseball culture.
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B.
La Bombonera stadium
La Bombonera stadium is the iconic, steep-sided home ground of Boca Juniors football club in Buenos Aires, famed for its intense atmosphere and passionate supporters.
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C.
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a historic football stadium in Mexico City renowned for hosting multiple FIFA World Cup matches and serving as the iconic home of both Club América and the Mexican national team.
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D.
Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports arena in Shanghai, China, best known for hosting major football matches, athletics events, and concerts.
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E.
AO Arena
AO Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events and being one of the busiest arenas in 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: Maracanã Stadium Target entity description: Maracanã Stadium is a historic football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for hosting major international matches including World Cup finals and Olympic events.
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A.
Estadio Latinoamericano
Estadio Latinoamericano is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba, best known as the country’s premier baseball venue and a central stage for Cuban baseball culture.
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B.
La Bombonera stadium
La Bombonera stadium is the iconic, steep-sided home ground of Boca Juniors football club in Buenos Aires, famed for its intense atmosphere and passionate supporters.
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C.
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a historic football stadium in Mexico City renowned for hosting multiple FIFA World Cup matches and serving as the iconic home of both Club América and the Mexican national team.
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D.
Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports arena in Shanghai, China, best known for hosting major football matches, athletics events, and concerts.
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E.
AO Arena
AO Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events and being one of the busiest arenas in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football stadium
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 78,000 ⓘ |
| cityServed | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| formerCapacity | around 200,000 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed as cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
CR Flamengo
ⓘ
linked to:
Flamengo
Fluminense FC ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1950 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1950 FIFA World Cup final ⓘ
linked to:
1950 FIFA World Cup
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup final ⓘ
linked to:
2014 FIFA World Cup
2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ 2016 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony ⓘ 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony ⓘ Copa América 1989 ⓘ Copa América 2019 final ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro (city) ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Maracanã River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mário Filho ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous football stadiums in the world
ⓘ
hosting two different FIFA World Cup finals ⓘ |
| officialName |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracanã Stadium
|
| opened | 1950-06-16 ⓘ |
| operator |
Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A.
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracanã Stadium
|
| owner | State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| partOf | Maracanã sports complex ⓘ |
| primaryUse | football ⓘ |
| recordAttendance | 199,854 ⓘ |
| recordAttendanceEvent |
1950 FIFA World Cup final Brazil vs Uruguay
ⓘ
linked to:
1950 FIFA World Cup
|
| renovated |
2000
ⓘ
2005 ⓘ 2010–2013 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Maracanã
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracanã Stadium
|
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Olympic sports
ⓘ
association football ⓘ concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maracanã Stadium Description of subject: Maracanã Stadium is a historic football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for hosting major international matches including World Cup finals and Olympic events.
Referenced by (73)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
linked to: Maracanã Stadium
subject linked to:
Flu
subject linked to:
FFC
subject linked to:
North Zone of Rio de Janeiro (administrative regions)
subject linked to:
Mário Filho