Retirantes
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Retirantes is a famous 1944 painting by Brazilian modernist Cândido Portinari that powerfully depicts the suffering and migration of drought-stricken northeastern peasants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Retirantes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6226041 — 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: Retirantes Context triple: [Cândido Portinari, notableWork, Retirantes]
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A.
Desaparecidos
Desaparecidos is an American punk-influenced indie rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, known for its politically charged lyrics and energetic sound.
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B.
Tercio de Extranjeros
Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
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C.
El Banco
El Banco is a Colombian riverside town and municipality known for its strategic location on the Magdalena River and its cultural and commercial significance in the Magdalena Department.
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D.
Uitlanders
The Uitlanders were mainly British and other foreign immigrants in the late 19th-century South African Republic (Transvaal), whose political and economic grievances against the Boer government helped spark tensions leading up to the Second Boer War.
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E.
Solidaridad
Solidaridad is a coastal municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, best known for encompassing the popular resort city of Playa del Carmen along the Riviera Maya.
- 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: Retirantes Target entity description: Retirantes is a famous 1944 painting by Brazilian modernist Cândido Portinari that powerfully depicts the suffering and migration of drought-stricken northeastern peasants.
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A.
Desaparecidos
Desaparecidos is an American punk-influenced indie rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, known for its politically charged lyrics and energetic sound.
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B.
Tercio de Extranjeros
Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
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C.
El Banco
El Banco is a Colombian riverside town and municipality known for its strategic location on the Magdalena River and its cultural and commercial significance in the Magdalena Department.
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D.
Uitlanders
The Uitlanders were mainly British and other foreign immigrants in the late 19th-century South African Republic (Transvaal), whose political and economic grievances against the Boer government helped spark tensions leading up to the Second Boer War.
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E.
Solidaridad
Solidaridad is a coastal municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, best known for encompassing the popular resort city of Playa del Carmen along the Riviera Maya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
expressionist elements
ⓘ
figurative ⓘ |
| author | Cândido Portinari ⓘ |
| collection |
São Paulo Museum of Art
ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
|
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cândido Portinari ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| culture | Brazilian culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
arid landscape
ⓘ
children ⓘ dead child ⓘ drought ⓘ emaciated figures ⓘ family group ⓘ migrants ⓘ northeastern Brazil ⓘ peasants ⓘ poverty ⓘ suffering ⓘ vultures ⓘ |
| genre | modernist painting ⓘ |
| inception | 1944 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian regionalism
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| location |
São Paulo Museum of Art
ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
|
| mainSubject | drought-stricken northeastern peasants ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Brazilian modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful depiction of human suffering
ⓘ
representation of northeastern Brazilian migrants ⓘ social and political commentary ⓘ |
| partOf | Cândido Portinari's social-themed works ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| significantTheme |
drought in the Brazilian Northeast
ⓘ
forced migration ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| title | Retirantes ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Migrants ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1944 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Retirantes Description of subject: Retirantes is a famous 1944 painting by Brazilian modernist Cândido Portinari that powerfully depicts the suffering and migration of drought-stricken northeastern peasants.
Referenced by (2)
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