We are a family of 5 visiting Rio for The Olympics.
As promised, Renato was at his home waiting for us when we arrived. Despite us not speaking any Portuguese and Renato knowing just a little English, he managed to communicate everything we needed to know. The accommodation was exactly as described, with a small kitchen, 2 bathrooms with good showers, TV, washing machine (important for us as we are going on to travel for a further 2 weeks) and good wifi- essential for 3 teenagers!
The accommodation is modern, clean and everything we needed was there. We had no problems; everything worked well.
Its proximity to the Metro, shops, banks, restaurants etc was just perfect for our visit.
Botafogo felt a very safe area and we had no hassle.
I would definitely recommend staying at Renato's place!