The apartment is just as listed. Excellent location 2 min to the beach & metro, close to everyplace you might go. The building is old but well conserved, and the staff is very friendly, and was very quite all day. The apartment was reformed and looks exact as the photos. Paula is a great hostess, very kind and answering fast. I had a problem in my first day in the bathroom and it was solved super fast and efficiently. I stayed one month and definitively would be back again. I have been in several apartments in Rio, and such bright and confortable apartment with balcony for 2/3 people are not easy to get. Also the daily cleaning service is quite useful. Wifi works well too.
The downsides I would mention are that there is no tv in the living room, AC are a little noise, and during daytime,m sometimes the area is a little bit noise due to heavy traffic and noise equipment nearby, but that generally do not disturb at night. Perhaps for people on short stays these are not very relevant.