A sophisticated Brazilian tango-choro by Nazareth, blending formal precision with a distinctly rhythmic, syncopated soul. It remains a hallmark of the 'maxixe' style popular in early 20th-century Rio.
Focus on the rhythmic precision required to execute the characteristic cross-rhythms between the two hands.
Atrevidinha is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Atrevidinha lasts about 3 minutes.
Atrevidinha is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.