Chico Mendes
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Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmental activist internationally recognized for his efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest and the rights of its indigenous and rural communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chico Mendes canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8795341 — 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: Chico Mendes Context triple: [Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, namedAfter, Chico Mendes]
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A.
Delmiro Gouveia
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its historical association with early industrial development and the pioneering entrepreneur Delmiro Augusto da Cruz Gouveia.
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B.
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a prominent Brazilian basketball center who starred for the national team during the 1960s and 1970s and is regarded as one of the country’s greatest players.
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C.
Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha was a renowned Brazilian architect celebrated for his bold modernist designs and influential contributions to contemporary architecture.
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D.
Marcos Troyjo
Marcos Troyjo is a Brazilian economist, diplomat, and former government official known for his leadership in international development and global economic policy.
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E.
Nicolau Lobato
Nicolau Lobato was an East Timorese independence leader and politician who served as the country’s first prime minister and became a national hero after his death in the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
- 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: Chico Mendes Target entity description: Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmental activist internationally recognized for his efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest and the rights of its indigenous and rural communities.
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A.
Delmiro Gouveia
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its historical association with early industrial development and the pioneering entrepreneur Delmiro Augusto da Cruz Gouveia.
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B.
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a prominent Brazilian basketball center who starred for the national team during the 1960s and 1970s and is regarded as one of the country’s greatest players.
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C.
Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha was a renowned Brazilian architect celebrated for his bold modernist designs and influential contributions to contemporary architecture.
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D.
Marcos Troyjo
Marcos Troyjo is a Brazilian economist, diplomat, and former government official known for his leadership in international development and global economic policy.
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E.
Nicolau Lobato
Nicolau Lobato was an East Timorese independence leader and politician who served as the country’s first prime minister and became a national hero after his death in the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental activist
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human ⓘ rubber tapper ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1960s–1988 ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | creation of extractive reserves in the Amazon ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Global 500 Roll of Honour
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UNEP Global 500 Award ⓘ
linked to:
U.N. Environment Programme Global 500 Award
|
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
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gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | International Day for the Fight against Deforestation (in some observances linked to his death date) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-12-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian of mixed Indigenous and European descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Mendes ⓘ |
| founded | National Council of Rubber Tappers ⓘ |
| fullName | Francisco Alves Mendes Filho ⓘ |
| givenName | Francisco ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre, Brazil
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linked to:
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
|
| influenced | global environmental policy debates on tropical forests ⓘ |
| inspired | creation of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve ⓘ |
| knownFor | promoting extractive reserves as a conservation model ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf | rubber tappers’ union of Xapuri ⓘ |
| movement |
environmental movement
ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for indigenous and rural communities in the Amazon
ⓘ
defense of rubber tappers’ rights ⓘ defense of the Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
environmentalist
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rubber tapper ⓘ trade union leader ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
deforestation in the Amazon
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land grabbing in the Amazon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Xapuri, Acre, Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Xapuri, Acre, Brazil ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ilzamar Mendes ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "The Burning Season"
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numerous biographies and documentaries on Amazon activism ⓘ |
| victimOf | violence by ranchers ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Acre, Brazil
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Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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