The apartment was as described - clean and spacious. Heloisa was welcoming and showed us around on the first day. She was very responsive via text message on arrival to make sure we got in OK. As some other reviewers mentioned, there is currently a large construction site right next door which was loud at times but we didn't really mind since we didn't spend much time in the apartment during the day. The neighborhood has plenty of shops and restaurants, and is a 2 minute walk to Copacabana or Ipanema beaches.