My friend and me stayed at Luiz place for two weeks while we where working on some news stories. He is an amazing and loving host and the apartment is great. A nice private bedroom and a bathroom just next door. Luiz made us breakfast everyday, told us a lot about Brazil, and help us with our stories. He is a chill man with the best smile and the greatest personality. Botafogo is a very good area to stay, short distance with the subway to everything and a lot of bars and restaurants, a mall and grocery stores. We can warmly recommended Luiz, and would love to come back.