# Tostão | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tostao
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/tostao/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 08:39 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Tostão
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `tostao`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:39 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-202659fb2b4fc436
- 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: 641
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 7
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Ao Mestre, Com Carinho
- 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

Tostão was a Brazilian ensemble that formed in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1960s. They were led by vocalist and guitarist Hélio Matheus, with core members including bassist Roberto Menescal, drummer Luizão Maia, and keyboardist Aloysio de Oliveira. Their best-known song is "Ao Mestre, Com Carinho," which became something of a standard in Brazilian music. They released several albums including "Tostão" in 1971, "Bola de Meia, Bola de Gude"...

## 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. Ao Mestre, Com Carinho — https://lyroverse.com/tostao/ao-mestre-com-carinho