Carnival of Mindelo
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Carnival of Mindelo is a famous and vibrant annual carnival celebration on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, known for its colorful parades, music, and elaborate costumes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carnival of Mindelo canonical | 2 |
| Carnival of São Vicente (Cape Verde) | 1 |
| Desembarque do Mindelo | 1 |
| Mindelo Carnival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4669800 — 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: Carnival of Mindelo Context triple: [São Vicente, hasCulturalEvent, Carnival of Mindelo]
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A.
Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
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B.
Olinda Carnival
Olinda Carnival is a famous Brazilian street festival known for its giant puppets, vibrant parades, and traditional frevo music and dance in the historic city of Olinda.
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C.
Noite Branca de Loulé
Noite Branca de Loulé is a popular summer “white night” street festival in Loulé, Portugal, featuring music, performances, and all-white attire.
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D.
Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of Spain’s most famous and vibrant winter festivals, known for its elaborate parades, colorful costumes, music, and street parties that attract visitors from around the world.
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E.
Loulé Carnival
Loulé Carnival is one of Portugal’s oldest and most famous pre-Lenten street festivals, known for its colorful parades, elaborate floats, and lively samba-inspired celebrations in the Algarve town of Loulé.
- 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: Carnival of Mindelo Target entity description: Carnival of Mindelo is a famous and vibrant annual carnival celebration on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, known for its colorful parades, music, and elaborate costumes.
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A.
Carnival of Salvador
Carnival of Salvador is one of Brazil’s largest and most vibrant street festivals, renowned for its Afro-Brazilian music, massive blocos, and all-night celebrations that take over the city of Salvador each year.
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B.
Olinda Carnival
Olinda Carnival is a famous Brazilian street festival known for its giant puppets, vibrant parades, and traditional frevo music and dance in the historic city of Olinda.
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C.
Noite Branca de Loulé
Noite Branca de Loulé is a popular summer “white night” street festival in Loulé, Portugal, featuring music, performances, and all-white attire.
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D.
Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of Spain’s most famous and vibrant winter festivals, known for its elaborate parades, colorful costumes, music, and street parties that attract visitors from around the world.
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E.
Loulé Carnival
Loulé Carnival is one of Portugal’s oldest and most famous pre-Lenten street festivals, known for its colorful parades, elaborate floats, and lively samba-inspired celebrations in the Algarve town of Loulé.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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carnival ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
international tourists
ⓘ
local visitors ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cape Verde
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linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| culturalInfluence |
African traditions
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Brazilian Carnival ⓘ Caribbean carnivals ⓘ Portuguese traditions ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Brazilian-influenced costumes
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Caribbean-influenced music ⓘ colorful parades ⓘ competitive parade groups ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ float processions ⓘ large crowds ⓘ lively music ⓘ samba-inspired rhythms ⓘ street dancing ⓘ themed allegorical floats ⓘ vibrant atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasType |
music and dance festival
ⓘ
street carnival ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cape Verdean Creole
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Barlavento Islands ⓘ Mindelo ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of São Vicente
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linked to:
São Vicente Island
|
| mainActivities |
costume contests
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dance competitions ⓘ music performances ⓘ parades ⓘ street parties ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
batucada
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coladeira ⓘ morna ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| partOf |
culture of Cape Verde
ⓘ
culture of Mindelo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carnival in Brazil
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Carnival of São Vicente (Cape Verde) ⓘ
linked to:
Carnival of Mindelo
|
| season | pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| significance |
important cultural expression of São Vicente
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major tourist attraction in Cape Verde ⓘ one of the most famous carnivals in Cape Verde ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carnival of Mindelo Description of subject: Carnival of Mindelo is a famous and vibrant annual carnival celebration on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, known for its colorful parades, music, and elaborate costumes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Carnival of Mindelo
linked to: Carnival of Mindelo