# João da Praia | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-praia
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-praia/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 02:46 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: João da Praia
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `joao-da-praia`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 02:46 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-fb883bd1b01b5699
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 659
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: O Boi Vai Atrás
- 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 da Praia formed in the late 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, led by vocalist Jorge Aragão. Their debut album came out in 1970, and they became known for a sound that mixed samba with other styles. Their song "O Boi Vai Atrás" became particularly well-known. The band kept working while he was detained, with Aragão writing lyrics from prison. They released albums like "Casa de Samba" in 1975 and...

## 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. O Boi Vai Atrás — https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-praia/o-boi-vai-atras