# Ricardo Esteves | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 13:43 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Ricardo Esteves
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ricardo-esteves`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 13:43 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-26938a0b178dfe8d
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3944
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Boca do Rei, Illegal Love, Mãe, and Sei Tão Pouco
- 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

Ricardo Esteves is a Brazilian singer from Salvador, Bahia, whose music draws on samba, axé, and reggae. He formed the band Boca do Rei in the late 1990s, and their 2000 debut album included the song 'Boca do Rei,' which became widely known. His lyrics often touch on social and political themes, which has led to some public attention. In 2008, he was briefly detained after police confused his band's...

## 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. Boca do Rei — https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves/boca-do-rei
2. Illegal Love — https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves/illegal-love
3. Mãe — https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves/mae
4. Sei Tão Pouco — https://lyroverse.com/ricardo-esteves/sei-tao-pouco