We loved this flat! It is well located in Ipanema, 10 minutes walk from the beach. It is in an old apartment building (1950s?) and thus is spacious and characterful, as opposed to the many cramped modern apartments found in Rio. It has been modernised too, so the bathrooms are excellent, and the kitchen is good too. It is also charming, full of nice artwork and photography. The flat is in a cul-de-sac, so it is very quiet. Out the back where the master bedroom faces is a wonderful sheer cliff face covered in luxuriant tropical plants. In fact the most noise comes from the birds who make their home here. We had humming birds by day and bats by evening visiting outside the kitchen!
Claudia was delightful, and very helpful and accommodating. She was full of tips for local restaurants, bakeries, shops, etc, and made us feel very welcome.
We are already planning our next trip!