Amala was an excellent host! She made me feel very welcomed from the first day until the last. She is also a wonderful person,we had so many good talks, and she was very helpful at anytime I had any questions and concerns, Couldn't have asked for a better host. I really loved her place!! And Santa Teresa! It was colorful,it had a lot of daylight and great energy,also very clean. To me this place was at the perfect location,it is very close to the supermarket,buses and 15 min walk to the metro. And right down the hill you are in Lapa, where all the restaurants ,bars and the parties are, and its also a 5 minutes walk to Largo do Guimaraes,the very cute square in Santa Teresa ,where there is also restaurants and bars,and cute little souvenir shops. I would absolute recommend this place!