Wow, what an amazing stay we had in Petruza's apartment. Upon arrival, we felt that the actual apartment went far beyond our expectations from the advertisement. It is spacious, clean, and comfortable. Also, it is very well equipped and we were able to easily buy groceries and cook meals. The apartment had many more kitchen, cleaning, toiletry items than provided in the average AirBNB rental. The location is perfect (incredibly close to public transit, the beach, all the essentials) but just far enough off the main streets to provide some quiet peace for respite.
Petruza is very easy to communicate with and check-in and check-out were incredibly quick and easy. She is kind, generous, and welcoming.
I loved my stay so much here that I will try to rent this apartment each time I return to Rio de Janeiro in the future!