# Chico Balla | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 09:24 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Chico Balla
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `chico-balla`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 09:24 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-6c228cf718f529e0
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1224
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Linha Cigana, and Sina de Passarinho
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Chico Balla formed in São Paulo in the early 1970s around guitarist and singer Chico Saraiva. The band's sound drew from samba and Gypsy rhythms, which came together on their 1994 self-titled debut album. Their song 'Linha Cigana' appeared two years later and became their best-known track. That song, along with 'Sina de Passarinho,' shows their approach: melodic samba arrangements with a wandering, reflective quality. Over time, the lineup shifted...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Linha Cigana — https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla/linha-cigana
2. Sina de Passarinho — https://lyroverse.com/chico-balla/sina-de-passarinho