Blue Forró by Carlotta Ferrari is a contemporary piano piece inspired by Brazilian folk dance rhythms. Its distinctiveness lies in its infectious, driving groove and complex rhythmic layering typical of Forró music.
The main technical hurdle is executing the crisp, precise articulation required for the syncopated dance rhythms.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blue Forró is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Blue Forró lasts about 3 minutes.
Blue Forró 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 Capriccio del cardellino by Carlotta Ferrari, Capriccio del cucù by Carlotta Ferrari, Bolle di sapone by Carlotta Ferrari — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.