Don't look any further, this is the place to stay in Rio. The apartment is large, clean and you feel at home immediately. Our room was on the roof with an ensuite bathroom and our swimming pool directly outside. There is also a nice terrace area. Amazingly the outside space is not overlooked either. Much of the view is mountains with a clear view of Christ the Redeemer as well. You just can't get bored of waking up to that everyday. It was very pleasant eating our fresh fruit breakfast with that backdrop.
Amazingly you are only 4 blocks from the centre of copacabana beach as well so it takes no time to get there yet it's very quiet along this stretch of the road. There are countless bars, restaurants and shops within easy walking distance.
The photos on the website are good but they can't really do the place justice. You need to see it for yourselves.
Sergio is the most amazing host. He is clearly doing this more for pleasure than income and even before you arrive he sends lots of information so you can work out your itinerary in advance.
On arriving you are made to feel very welcome and during our six nights in Rio we spent a lot of time with Sergio as he very kindly took us out a few times visiting some attractions or restaurants. We were able to book other attractions (like the Christ) up in advance with his help which saved queuing for hours. We had tried to do it in advance from the uk but the websites are not user friendly for overseas visitors.
His knowledge and enthusiasm helped make our stay very special and we now have a very dear friend in Rio who we will be hoping to visit again in the future.