# Toninho Lima | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/toninho-lima
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/toninho-lima/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 13:21 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Toninho Lima
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `toninho-lima`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 13:21 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-62b34bd7e1d37ff6
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 1
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 902
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cantando Pra José Mendes
- 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

Toninho Lima grew up in Itabaiana in northeastern Brazil, where he started playing accordion and singing in local bars. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s and eventually recorded "Cantando Pra José Mendes" in 1985, which became his most recognizable song. His music often mixed forró with other styles, from the straightforward approach of his 1986 album "Forró em Brasa" to the more exploratory sounds on "Raízes do...

## 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. Cantando Pra José Mendes — https://lyroverse.com/toninho-lima/cantando-pra-jose-mendes