Miguel is a warm and charming host, a real gentleman. He helped us as much as possible with our stay in Rio and was a pleasure to talk to and be around without ever being intrusive and for the most part, we had a whole floor of his place to ourselves. His home is lovely, is spacious and relaxing, well decorated and very cool in the day, which helps with the heat. Also the view is wonderful. His home is located high up the hill in old Santa Teresa which is very nice and a perfect location for visiting Christ the redeemer. This however is also the only downside as it is very far up the hill with little in the way of amenities nearby. If you ride the bus its easy to get up and down but they do stop running early. Its about a 40-50 minute walk to central depending on how physically fit you are? There are some cafes/restaurants along the way but you will have to go to central to find an ATM, so be prepared. Otherwise though, i cant recommend Miguel or his home highly enough, he was a great host and i would definitely stay with him again should i come back to Rio.