Adriano was a great host. He was very helpful and responsive. We never met him or his brother and had a whole apartment to ourselves, which was great. The doorman was great, very friendly. The apartment is old style but very cute, exactly what I expected in Ipanema. The location is very central to everything, beach, cafés, supermarket, metro.
My friend loved the bed so much, she wanted to take it with her. I found it to be a bit too hard. That just shows how different people have different preferences.
The apartment doesn't have nice view but we still loved it. When we arrived, I found it a bit dirty, but I am a bit of a clean freak. However, the second day someone came and cleaned it while we were away and then it satisfied my standards.
Overall, I loved Adriano's apartment and having Adriano as a host. I would strongly recommend this place to everyone.