The room itself was spacious, clean, and well furnished. The rest of the house and kitchen and surrounding neighborhood were all beautiful. But the best part of staying at Marcos' place has to be the man himself. Marcos was friendly, reliable, and accommodating - when my friends and I decided that we would like to stay at the beach one more day before leaving Rio at night, Marcos let us use his place and met up with us himself to ensure that everything was alright. He gave great suggestions about what was worth doing in the city and also helped us get to Christ the Redeemer in timely fashion - not an easy feat during World Cup traffic. If I need to stay in Rio in the future and Marcos' place is available, you can be sure I will be giving him a call.