We can't recommend Jose's place highly enough. It exceeded our expectations. We were a group of 4 friends and 24 hour doorman and pin door lock made our trip so much easier for getting in and out at different times.
The apartment is very spacious, had everything we need. Air con in each room, washer and dryer, the extra toilet, and even netflix and youtube on TV made our time at this place a lot more fun.
You cannot beat this location - in front of Shopping Leblon, there is no better neighbourhood in Rio, everything at your door step and very very safe to walk around at anytime of the day/night. I'm never staying in Ipanema/Copacabana again.
I could go on and on.... :)