# João da Viola | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-viola
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-viola/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 15:57 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

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

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `joao-da-viola`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 15:57 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-1fde7571fa2c1966
- 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: 592
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Lamento de Um Roceiro
- 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 Viola was born João Gomes da Silva in 1919 in Cabrobó, a village in Brazil's northeastern sertão region. He grew up listening to traditional folk music at local gatherings and began singing at fairs. In 1955, he met composer and producer Severino Ramos, who helped him record his first album. That album included 'Lamento de Um Roceiro,' a ballad about peasant life that became widely known. João's voice...

## 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. Lamento de Um Roceiro — https://lyroverse.com/joao-da-viola/lamento-de-um-roceiro