The apartment is in an amazing location. It was really close to the Metro, and really close to the beach. There are laundry and groceries all within a couple of blocks which were really convenient. I would recommend that you tell cab drivers to take you to the intersection of Nossa Senhora da Copacabana and Xavier da Silveira instead of the actual address though because the apartment is on a street that people have a hard time finding.

The apartment was clean and well furnished with the basics. Viviane left a list of great restaurants and places to go nearby and gave good instructions on getting around that was very helpful and appreciated. I didn't have a phone and wanted to make a dinner reservation, so Viviane even went out of her way to call for me!

When we left, her brother Eduardo met us and got us into a cab headed to the airport. Overall, a great experience and I would happily stay here again.