Two of my best friends and I spent two weeks in Rio and stayed in Nadson’s apartment. Although the start of our stay was delayed by a day due to cancelled flights, Nadson and his family were incredibly accommodating. Nadson organised a taxi for us and met us at the apartment and showed us around. Even more lovely was the fact that his daughter showed us around Rio, they came out with us, gave us advice on the best places to eat drink and most importantly, the best carnival street parties!! The apartment was large and clean, there was a very large bedroom which had one large dbl bed and a large single with bedside tables and a large wardrobe big enough for two girls with A LOT of clothes and shoes. The second bedroom was also a large double with a doubler bed, large double wardrobe and bedside table. The only and very slight downside was that there was no washing machine. However the whole family’s hospitality outweighed the lack of a washing machine. The apartment was literally 2mins away from the beach and there were places to eat, lots of shops and good transport links around Rio. I could not recommend the apartment enough and I will be doing so to anyone I met who wants to visit Rio, it was more than worth the price we paid and the family’s generosity was priceless:o).