Marcia is a wonderful, friendly, generous, engaging hostess with a good command of English and a big heart. Her apartment is neat, clean, exceptionally well organized, comfortably, and gemütlich. The location is to die for: a block from Ipanema Beach, just down the street from where "The Girl From Ipanema" was composed, near many stores as well as an open-air farmers' market and a marché puces. It is also near public transportation; taxis are available 24-hours on Marcia's street; close to Santos Dumont Airport. In short: a real gem!