In the middle of a VERY loud and annoying favela. Nonstop dogs barking, 3 different people playing music that you can clearly hear through the walls. Front door was very flimsy and could easily be kicked in. Power went out when we turned on A/C and never came back on.
Apartment is nowhere near the beach and even if you walked there you’d be HIKING back up a hill for 45-50 minutes to get back, if you could even find the apartment again.
Jandira was very responsive until the power went out and then we didn’t hear from her until we opened a dispute with Airbnb. She was understanding of us leaving and didn’t make us feel bad, she even called a cab for us because Uber and 99 were unavailable in this neighborhood.
All in all I’d say nice person but HORRIBLE option for a place to stay unless you aren’t bothered going without air, wifi or transportation. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS, you’ve been warned.