Paulinho da Costa
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Paulinho da Costa is a renowned Brazilian percussionist and session musician known for his work across jazz, pop, and Latin music with numerous major artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paulinho da Costa canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175553 — 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: Paulinho da Costa Context triple: [Joe Pass, associatedAct, Paulinho da Costa]
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A.
Paulo Assunção
Paulo Assunção is a retired Brazilian defensive midfielder best known for his successful spell at Atlético Madrid, where he won multiple major trophies.
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B.
da Costa Gomes
da Costa Gomes is the Portuguese surname of Francisco da Costa Gomes, a prominent 20th-century military officer and former President of Portugal.
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C.
Domingos Oliveira
Domingos Oliveira was a Portuguese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Portugal during the early years of the Estado Novo regime.
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D.
Paulo Raimundo
Paulo Raimundo is a Portuguese politician who serves as a prominent contemporary leader of the Portuguese Communist Party.
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E.
Cassiano Branco
Cassiano Branco was a prominent 20th-century Portuguese architect known for his modernist and expressive designs that helped shape the architectural landscape of Portugal.
- 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: Paulinho da Costa Target entity description: Paulinho da Costa is a renowned Brazilian percussionist and session musician known for his work across jazz, pop, and Latin music with numerous major artists.
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A.
Paulo Assunção
Paulo Assunção is a retired Brazilian defensive midfielder best known for his successful spell at Atlético Madrid, where he won multiple major trophies.
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B.
da Costa Gomes
da Costa Gomes is the Portuguese surname of Francisco da Costa Gomes, a prominent 20th-century military officer and former President of Portugal.
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C.
Domingos Oliveira
Domingos Oliveira was a Portuguese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Portugal during the early years of the Estado Novo regime.
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D.
Paulo Raimundo
Paulo Raimundo is a Portuguese politician who serves as a prominent contemporary leader of the Portuguese Communist Party.
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E.
Cassiano Branco
Cassiano Branco was a prominent 20th-century Portuguese architect known for his modernist and expressive designs that helped shape the architectural landscape of Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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percussionist ⓘ recording artist ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| activity |
live performance
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studio recording ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Earth, Wind & Fire
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Herbie Hancock ⓘ Michael Jackson ⓘ Quincy Jones ⓘ Sergio Mendes ⓘ |
| birthName | Paulo Roberto da Costa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin music
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bossa nova ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| instrument |
bongos
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congas ⓘ cowbell ⓘ percussion ⓘ shakers ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Paulinho da Costa ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most recorded percussionists in popular music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
session work with Al Jarreau
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session work with Aretha Franklin ⓘ session work with Barbra Streisand ⓘ session work with Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ session work with Earth, Wind & Fire ⓘ session work with Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ session work with Frank Sinatra ⓘ session work with George Benson ⓘ session work with Herbie Hancock ⓘ session work with Lionel Richie ⓘ session work with Madonna ⓘ session work with Marvin Gaye ⓘ session work with Michael Jackson ⓘ session work with Michael Jackson on the album "Bad" ⓘ session work with Michael Jackson on the album "Off the Wall" ⓘ session work with Michael Jackson on the album "Thriller" ⓘ session work with Quincy Jones ⓘ session work with Sergio Mendes ⓘ session work with Stevie Wonder ⓘ session work with Whitney Houston ⓘ solo album "Agora" ⓘ solo album "Breakdown" ⓘ solo album "Happy People" ⓘ solo album "Sunrise" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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percussionist ⓘ record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (6)
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