Yuri and Janaina were excellent hosts. They provided us with recommendations to match our interests, and made themselves available to answer any questions we had. The apartment is beautiful! SUPERBLY comfortable bed/pillows...you will sleep like a baby. Roomy shower. All the details were accounted for, right down to the coloring pencils/book for those that need to wind down in the evening. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Rio for the first time.
And a helpful tip for newbies: download the '99taxis' app. It makes life much easier.