Rio is a place you cannot miss in your visit to Brazil. And Copacabana should be definitely your final destination. This was our first experience staying in a house with someone we didn't know. From the start I felt comfortable and the host made us feel like at home, so we did. We left our cat home to find another one there. Cute! I liked the fact that we were right beside the Metro station and 2 blocks from the beach, so access to any part of the city was not a problem. We parked in front the apartment building and used the public transportation. There are many stores, mini markets, restaurants, bars, pharmacies, etc around the area. The view from the apartment is magnificient. In the three days we spent in Copacaba we visited also Ipanema, Sao Conrado, Lapa, a Feira de Sao Cristobal, Barra. The access in and out of the apartment was very easy. People there treated us very nice. Guilherme was excellent. He gave us a good explaination after we arrived and any time we asked something. We even met his girlfriend. Very nice people. The apartment is very clean and we also had access to the rest of it, which was very nice. We had access to the Internet, so we didn't miss anything. Guilherme will see us again because we will certainly come back. We recomend!