I highly recommend this apartment. A perfect place to recharge after seeing the beauty of Rio. Paulo was an excellent host- very helpful and nice. He always responded quickly to any questions I had. The location is wonderful! Centrally located, so you could go to Lapa or Copacabana with ease. A few blocks from the subway. Around the corner is an Itau bike station (only 10 realis to rent a bike for the week) Close to the park and beach. There are a lot of restaurants and supermarkets around the neighborhood.
The internet is excellent - I had to make some conference calls during my stay and I had no problems with the wifi.
I can't say enough good things.
Obrigado Paulo