# João Collares | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/joao-collares
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/joao-collares/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 13:32 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: João Collares
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `joao-collares`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 13:32 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-3094e57629425f42
- 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: 678
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Manter a Tradição, and Requebradinho
- 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

João Collares was born in Pernambuco, Brazil in 1935. He grew up around the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of frevo and maracatu, and his music often reflects those regional traditions. His song 'Manter a Tradição' became something of an anthem for that commitment. He kept writing and performing anyway, often working with other musicians like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Chico Buarque. Another track, 'Requebradinho,' shows up in his catalog. He recorded...

## 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. Manter a Tradição — https://lyroverse.com/joao-collares/manter-a-tradicao
2. Requebradinho — https://lyroverse.com/joao-collares/requebradinho