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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "administrative territorial entity of a single country",
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        "target": "administrative territorial entity of Poland",
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        "relation": "is related to",
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                "id": "changes-finding",
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                    "text": "How are municipalities and districts created or changed, and where are changes recorded?",
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                    "text": "Which recent changes are notable?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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            "findings": [
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                "id": "history-finding",
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                    "text": "How did Brazilian territorial organisation develop from captaincies and provinces to states?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "What are the five macro-regions and other socio-geographic divisions, and how are they used?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Brazilian statistics?",
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                    "text": "How can the Brazilian system be explained to non-specialists?",
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                    "text": "Which misconceptions arise?",
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    "Should each level be a separate entry?",
    "How should IBGE data be linked?",
    "How should neighbourhoods be documented?"
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