# Cravo Albin Brazilian Music Encyclopedia Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper`) Actor Scrape the Dicionário Cravo Albin — Brazil's authoritative MPB encyclopedia covering 15,000+ musicians, composers, and lyricists. Extracts biographies, birth/death details, genres, discography, and photos across samba, bossa nova, choro, forró, sertanejo, axé, and all Brazilian popular music styles. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Cravo Albin Brazilian Music Encyclopedia Scraper Scrape complete artist profiles from the **Dicionário Cravo Albin**, Brazil's authoritative Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) encyclopedia. The dictionary covers over 15,000 musicians, composers, lyricists, and producers across all major Brazilian music genres — samba, bossa nova, choro, MPB, forró, sertanejo, axé, frevo, maracatu, pagode, and funk-carioca. Created by music historian Ricardo Cravo Albin and maintained by the Instituto Cultural Cravo Albin, the dictionary is the canonical biographical reference for Brazilian popular music cited by journalists, ECAD royalty researchers, academic ethnomusicologists, and documentary producers. ### What data does this actor extract? For each artist the actor extracts: - **Identity**: stage name, real name, artist slug - **Biographical**: birth date, birth year, birth place, birth state (Brazilian state abbreviation), death date, death place - **Musical**: genres, instruments, voice type, notable works - **Biography**: full-text biography in Portuguese (combines biographical data, artistic data, and critical review sections) - **Discography**: album entries - **Network**: related/collaborating artists - **Media**: artist photo URL - **Meta**: source URL, last updated date ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | 10 | Maximum number of artist records to scrape | ### Output Each item in the dataset represents one artist: ```json { "artist_slug": "caetano-veloso", "artist_name": "Caetano Veloso", "real_name": "Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso", "birth_date": "7/8/1942", "birth_year": 1942, "birth_place": "Santo Amaro, BA", "birth_state": "BA", "death_date": null, "death_place": null, "alternate_names": [], "genres": ["mpb", "tropicália", "samba"], "instruments": ["violão"], "voice_type": "tenor", "biography_pt": "Cantor. Compositor...", "notable_works": [], "discography": [], "related_artists": ["Gilberto Gil", "Maria Bethânia"], "awards": [], "photo_url": "https://dicionariompb.com.br/wp-content/uploads/...", "source_url": "https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/caetano-veloso/", "last_updated": "2024-03-15T10:00:00+00:00" } ```` ### How does it work? The actor walks the site's XML sitemap index to discover all artist detail pages, then scrapes each page using Cheerio to extract the DRTS (Drag-and-drop Toolset Suite) entity-field markup. The DRTS plugin renders each structured field as a `div[data-name="entity_field_*"]` element, enabling precise per-field extraction without fragile CSS class hacks. ### Notes - Always uses the apex domain `https://dicionariompb.com.br/` — the `www.` subdomain returns 403 - No proxy required — datacenter IPs are accepted - Full corpus coverage of all 4 artist sitemaps (approximately 15,000–25,000 records) - Biographies are in Portuguese (pt-BR) and include biographical, artistic, and critical review sections ### Use cases - **Music licensing & royalties**: ECAD researchers building Brazilian composer databases - **Journalism**: Brazilian cultural press (Veja, Folha, O Globo) background research - **Academic**: Ethnomusicology research at USP, UFRJ, and other Brazilian universities - **Documentary production**: Globoplay, Netflix Brasil background research on Brazilian artists - **Data enrichment**: Pairing with LIESA (samba school competition) and Galeria do Samba data for comprehensive Brazilian music coverage # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to scrape ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cravo Albin Brazilian Music Encyclopedia Scraper", "description": "Scrape the Dicionário Cravo Albin — Brazil's authoritative MPB encyclopedia covering 15,000+ musicians, composers, and lyricists. Extracts biographies, birth/death details, genres, discography, and photos across samba, bossa nova, choro, forró, sertanejo, axé, and all Brazilian popular music styles.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "ellrHE7ae6pYNbxs4" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-dicionariompb-cravo-albin-brazilian-music-encyclopedia-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of records to scrape", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", 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