Ernesto Nazareth's 'Beija flôr' is a delightful waltz that captures the essence of Brazilian popular music with its syncopated rhythms and melodious phrasing, evoking a sense of playful charm.
Develop a fluid, singing tone in the melody while maintaining the characteristic Brazilian rhythmic vitality.
Beija flôr is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 flôr lasts about 2.5 minutes.
Beija flôr is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.