Great location, only 3 to 4 blocks from the beach. Not a super tourist area and restaurant prices reflect that. The residents and locals in the area were nice and accommodating with the language barrier. The residence was immaculately clean and has a gated code entry. The area and residence is completely safe and there was 24hr security on site. There was a drug store, post office, groccery store, pet store, fitness gym, and restaurants within a 2 block radius. There is subway access a block away. Communication with the host was seamless and he had several suggestions for different activities and areas to visit. The 2 bedroom 2.5 bath felt large and the beds and couch were comfortable. The showers were clean with new fixtures. All the TVs have access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and HBO Max. The kitchen was sufficiently stocked if you wanted to cook your own meals if you wanted. Except for pepper :)...All jokes aside Brazil doesn't use pepper as a condiment like other countries. The building was easily accessible with Uber pickups (I dont recommend renting a car and Uber is inexpensive). The view is minimal but its still an amazing and comfortable place. It's worth the value and I recommend anyone to stay. If I go back we would stay there again.