We had a lovely time and are very grateful to our hosts who are very welcoming! The apartment is ideally located, very comfortable and really the best place from where to see the Christ Redentor statue. The statue is well lit at night and one gets many fabulous views from the bedroom window. The apartment is seconds from the Copacabana beach but also near where people live, so that you actually feel you are in Rio ! It is also 5 minutes walk from a very convenient metro stop, has a taxi stand right downstairs and looks onto a park where men play cards and dominoes. The apartment is ideal for a couple or a couple with kids sleeping in one large room. Good old Rio noise comes in through to window if it is open so if you are sensitive to noise it is better to leave it closed and use the very good AC! Anyway it is just a lovely place ... I would love to come back ...