Great location, in the heart of Leblon and about 5 mins away from the beach depending on how fast you walk. I’m Brazilian and I live outside of the country so we used this apartment for our annual family reunion. Diogo and his team were outstanding- my flight was delayed but they checked our other guests in with no issues. His team was attentive the entire time - we had questions about parking and other apartment amenities and they answered everything in a timely fashion. The apartment is not as updated as I was hoping for but we were very comfortable. However, you will be spending most of your time exploring the city, so it won’t really matter! I did want to point out that there’s an AC in every room which is a huge plus if you visit Rio in the high summer (January that is!).