We stayed our last 2 nights in RIo at Adam and Paulo's place. The home is extremely well-located in the hills of Santa Teresa. There was easy to buses and taxis, so getting around was no problem at all. The home itself was clean and inviting. Our room with the balcony view was just great! I don't think we spent enough time on the balcony simply enjoying the incredible view. We'll have to fix this on our next trip to Rio.
Paulo was a gracious and warm host(Adam was out of town during our stay) and served a mean and tasty breakfast! We would easily stay here again and hope to do so in the near future.
Joe and Vicki