# Contra | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/contra
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/contra/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 04:10 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Contra
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `contra`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 04:10 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-69f98e62d64601ce
- 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: 1906
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Sai Com Água, and Samsara
- 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

Contra formed in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1990s, a Brazilian rock band led by vocalist João Ricardo. They started playing local clubs, working through the usual early struggles of a new group trying to get heard. Their name comes from the Latin phrase 'contra spem spero,' which roughly means hoping against hope. Things shifted for them in 2003 with their debut album 'Cidade dos Ossos.' That record introduced...

## 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. Sai Com Água — https://lyroverse.com/contra/sai-com-agua
2. Samsara — https://lyroverse.com/contra/samsara