Amazing property in a truly amazing part of Rio. Impeccably maintained. Great location. Safe and secure with lots of amenities within walking distance. Considering that it can easily sleep five people, also a great value.

Only caveat is the noise. The bedrooms are inches from a fairly busy street with pretty regular bus and truck traffic through the day. Night is slightly better, but on weekends it's not the traffic but the nearby parties. There's an open-air nightclub with live music just up the hill that goes very late on Friday and Saturday, and another club down the hill that had music blaring -- literally -- until well after dawn Sunday.

If you're going to Rio to party, this place will be perfect. If you are going for a quiet weekend of sightseeing, it will not.