# Zé Costa | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 08:22 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Zé Costa
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ze-costa`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:22 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-5080342faf1831bc
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 4
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1952
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 4
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Moça Brejeira, Nosso Ninho, Oração de Violeiro, and Zé Costa
- 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

Zé Costa was born José Costa de Lira in Campina Grande, Paraíba in 1950. He started playing accordion early, drawing from the traditional forró sounds of his region. In the 1970s, he formed a band called Zé Costa and Luiz Gonzaga's Men, which became his primary musical vehicle. His 1977 song "Moça Brejeira" became his most recognizable track, with its playful lyrics and catchy melody. Other songs like "Nosso Ninho"...

## 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. Moça Brejeira — https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa/moca-brejeira
2. Nosso Ninho — https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa/nosso-ninho
3. Oração de Violeiro — https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa/oracao-de-violeiro
4. Zé Costa — https://lyroverse.com/ze-costa/ze-costa