Sadly I have to start with a negative but overall this is a great place. On our first night we arrived at around 9.30pm and found we had been given the wrong code for the electronic door and could not access the property. I tried to contact the host via the app and telephone and the online portal they made us use but had no response between 10pm and well after midnight. It was dark and raining and we had all of our belongings with us and felt very unsafe. Eventually we had to check into a nearby hotel for the night. When the host did respond they did not apologise properly or offer a refund but we have requested a refund of the first night’s stay.
Other than that, this place is great. The location is great, just 2 blocks from the beach. The terrace is spectacular and the views are some of the best i have seen from places i have stayed in Rio. The bed was slightly uncomfortable and the kitchen and bathroom were fairly basic.