This is a charming Brazilian salon piece by Ernesto Nazareth, a composer often associated with early Brazilian tango and waltz forms. It's characterized by its vibrant rhythm and graceful, often melancholic, melody.
Requires a light touch and precise rhythmic execution, with a natural sense of rubato.
Beija-Flor is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
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 Beija-Flor lasts about 2.5 minutes.
Beija-Flor is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.