Federal University of Minas Gerais
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal University of Minas Gerais canonical | 13 |
| UFMG | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5023777 — 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 Minas Gerais Context triple: [Belo Horizonte, hasUniversity, Federal University of Minas Gerais]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
University of Brasília
The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
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D.
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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E.
Federal University of Western Pará
The Federal University of Western Pará is a Brazilian public higher education and research institution located in the Amazonian city of Santarém, serving as a key center for regional development and environmental studies.
- 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 Minas Gerais Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
University of Brasília
The University of Brasília is a major public research university in Brazil’s capital, known for its strong programs in law, international relations, and the social sciences.
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D.
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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E.
Federal University of Western Pará
The Federal University of Western Pará is a Brazilian public higher education and research institution located in the Amazonian city of Santarém, serving as a key center for regional development and environmental studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal university in Brazil
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public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| academicStaffSize | large ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| educationSystem | Brazilian higher education system ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
architecture
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arts ⓘ biology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ communication studies ⓘ computer science ⓘ economics ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ fine arts ⓘ health sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ law ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ music ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ psychology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | comprehensive range of academic programs ⓘ |
| hasType | coeducational institution ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Belo Horizonte ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
State of Minas Gerais
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linked to:
Minas Gerais
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| nativeName |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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linked to:
Federal University of Minas Gerais
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| offers |
distance education programs
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doctoral programs ⓘ graduate programs ⓘ professional degrees ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Federal Government of Brazil
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linked to:
Brazilian government
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| partOf | Brazilian federal university system ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Brazil
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Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of Brazil’s largest universities
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one of Brazil’s most prestigious universities ⓘ strong research output ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
scientific research
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social development ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| shortName |
UFMG
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linked to:
Federal University of Minas Gerais
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| studentBodySize | large ⓘ |
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 Minas Gerais Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Amílcar de Castro (sculptor)
subject linked to:
Amílcar de Castro (sculptor)
linked to: Federal University of Minas Gerais
linked to: Federal University of Minas Gerais
School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Minas Gerais
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partOf
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
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School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Minas Gerais
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affiliation
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
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School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Minas Gerais
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governedBy
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
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