I really enjoyed my stay at Ricardo's apartment. It is comfortable and clean, light and bright, with an upbeat contemporary design. Just as importantly the WiFi works perfectly with an easy connection. Also the porteiro (front door man) was always polite and friendly. The location is ideal: it is steps to the metro station and a mere two blocks to the excellent Zona Sul market (on the other side of the park) and one more block to Ipanema's best stretch of beach, between Posto 7 and Posto 8. -- I live between New York and São Paulo but visit Rio on business many times throughout the year for which I have stayed at more than two dozen apartments and hotels. This is the first temporary Rio apartment that I plan to return to on a regular basis. -- One thing you might want to know is that on a Friday night the street bar below can become quite noisy; it's friendly, but noisy. For me that's not a problem, but good to know.