# Osvaldinho da Cuíca | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-21 10:01 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Osvaldinho da Cuíca
- Visible lyric pages: 19

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `osvaldinho-da-cuica`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-21 10:01 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-789becab09dc64c2
- Visible lyric pages: 19
- Pages with stored lyric text: 19
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 12204
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 82
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 18
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cantiga de Zambi, Pirapora, Barra Funda, O Guarani, Ditado Antigo, Frigideira, Frigideira de Pobre, and Luz do Teu Olhar
- Current-month titles with activity: Barra Funda, Cantiga de Zambi, Ditado Antigo, Frigideira, Frigideira de Pobre, Luz do Teu Olhar, Novo Quilombo, and O Bolo da Dona Maria
- 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

Osvaldo Alves Pereira was born in 1946 in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, and picked up the nickname Osvaldinho early on. He started playing the cuíca, that distinctive friction drum, when he was about five years old. As a teenager, he moved to São Paulo and got into the city's samba scene, playing in local clubs. In 1973, he released his first album, 'Samba Pras Moças.' It included 'Saudade da Garoa,' a...

## 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. Cantiga de Zambi — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/cantiga-de-zambi
2. Pirapora — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/pirapora
3. Barra Funda — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/barra-funda
4. O Guarani — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/o-guarani
5. Ditado Antigo — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/ditado-antigo
6. Frigideira — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/frigideira
7. Frigideira de Pobre — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/frigideira-de-pobre
8. Luz do Teu Olhar — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/luz-do-teu-olhar
9. Novo Quilombo — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/novo-quilombo
10. O Bolo da Dona Maria — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/o-bolo-da-dona-maria
11. O Velho Batuqueiro — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/o-velho-batuqueiro
12. Partido na cozinha — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/partido-na-cozinha
13. Salgueiro 1993 — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/salgueiro-1993
14. Saudade da Garoa — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/saudade-da-garoa
15. Tiririca — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/tiririca
16. Vai Haver Temporal — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/vai-haver-temporal
17. Enquanto a Vida Me Sorrir — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/enquanto-a-vida-me-sorrir
18. Minha Vizinha — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/minha-vizinha
19. Enquanto A Vida Me Sorrir — https://lyroverse.com/osvaldinho-da-cuica/enquanto-a-vida-me-sorrir