I stayed here with my 5 years old son for the Copa America final. It is 3 mins from metro and about 10 mins from Copacabana beach. Monica welcomed us as Emaise was travelling, but she doesn't speak English. We were lucky to meet Andrew as a flatmate, who is an American exchange student and gave us local tips. There is another long term big dude flatmate named Leo, who managed to conned the spare tickets I had for the final, the situation escalated to a point that I do not feel safe to staying here with my 5 years old son and the host is not here to deal it, so just stay away from Leo if you choose here and you will have a great time in Rio, a city you will come back for.