Círio de Nazaré
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Círio de Nazaré is one of Brazil’s largest and most traditional Catholic religious processions, honoring Our Lady of Nazareth with massive annual celebrations in Belém.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Círio de Nazaré canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9672923 — 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: Círio de Nazaré Context triple: [Belém do Pará, hostsEvent, Círio de Nazaré]
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A.
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
The Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré is a prominent Catholic basilica and pilgrimage site in Belém, Brazil, renowned as the focal point of the Círio de Nazaré, one of the world’s largest religious festivals.
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B.
Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Candeias is a major Catholic pilgrimage in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, honoring Our Lady of Candeias with processions, devotions, and popular religious festivities.
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C.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro is a prominent Marian shrine and pilgrimage site near Braga, Portugal, known for its hilltop basilica, panoramic views, and religious devotion to the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Círio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Círio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a major Catholic religious procession and festival in Santarém, Brazil, honoring Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception with devotional rituals, parades, and community celebrations.
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E.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site near Braga in northern Portugal, famous for its monumental Baroque stairway and hilltop church.
- 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: Círio de Nazaré Target entity description: Círio de Nazaré is one of Brazil’s largest and most traditional Catholic religious processions, honoring Our Lady of Nazareth with massive annual celebrations in Belém.
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A.
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
The Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré is a prominent Catholic basilica and pilgrimage site in Belém, Brazil, renowned as the focal point of the Círio de Nazaré, one of the world’s largest religious festivals.
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B.
Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Candeias is a major Catholic pilgrimage in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, honoring Our Lady of Candeias with processions, devotions, and popular religious festivities.
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C.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro is a prominent Marian shrine and pilgrimage site near Braga, Portugal, known for its hilltop basilica, panoramic views, and religious devotion to the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Círio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Círio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a major Catholic religious procession and festival in Santarém, Brazil, honoring Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception with devotional rituals, parades, and community celebrations.
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E.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site near Braga in northern Portugal, famous for its monumental Baroque stairway and hilltop church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Marian devotion
ⓘ
Catholic religious procession ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amazonian culture
ⓘ
devotional promises (promessas) ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| coreEvent |
Trasladação procession
ⓘ
linked to:
Traslación procession
main procession ⓘ motorcycle procession ⓘ river procession ⓘ romarias (pilgrimages) ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major expression of Brazilian popular Catholicism
ⓘ
symbol of Pará identity ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| devotionalFocus | Marian piety ⓘ |
| duration | about two weeks of festivities ⓘ |
| economicImpact | major tourism attraction in Belém ⓘ |
| endingPoint | Basílica de Nazaré ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance | millions of participants ⓘ |
| firstEditionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
candle
ⓘ
carro dos milagres (car of miracles) ⓘ corda (processional rope) ⓘ image of Our Lady of Nazareth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Brazil
ⓘ
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| honors | Our Lady of Nazareth ⓘ |
| includes |
cultural presentations
ⓘ
masses ⓘ novena ⓘ popular feasts ⓘ processions ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainChurch |
Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
ⓘ
linked to:
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
|
| mainCity |
Belém
ⓘ
linked to:
Belém do Pará
|
| mediaCoverage |
national television in Brazil
ⓘ
regional media in the Amazon ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | October ⓘ |
| organizer |
Archdiocese of Belém
ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
Basílica Santuário de Nazaré ⓘ
linked to:
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
|
| originLegend | discovery of a statue of Our Lady of Nazareth by a caboclo named Plácido ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | urban pilgrimage ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| scale |
one of the largest Catholic processions in the world
ⓘ
one of the largest religious events in Brazil ⓘ |
| startingPoint |
Catedral Metropolitana de Belém
ⓘ
linked to:
Catedral da Sé de Belém
|
| state | Pará ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Círio de Nazaré Description of subject: Círio de Nazaré is one of Brazil’s largest and most traditional Catholic religious processions, honoring Our Lady of Nazareth with massive annual celebrations in Belém.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.