This is a variant or edition of the Op. 20 piece by Itiberê, maintaining the same thematic material. It captures a distinct fusion of European Romantic form and unique, atmospheric harmonic language.
Careful pedaling is required to maintain clarity in the dense, arpeggiated sections.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Ballade des Tropiques is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Ballade des Tropiques lasts about 5 minutes.
Ballade des Tropiques is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Ballade des Tropiques by Brasílio Itiberê, Aspirer et atteindre by Vladimir Rebikov, Black Magic by Ramón León Egea — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.