Great apartment in best location!
We had some great days in Victors apartment. We stayed different places in Rio and we think this is the best location. 5 minutes walk to the beach (the apartment has beach chairs). Best shopping and restaurants in Ipanema - try the cevicheria around the corner - our favorite. We walked to the subway 15 minutes). The apartment is very clean and we enjoyed watching 20 episodes of Modern family on the Netflix when we had a rainy day. We did some cooking ourselves which was easy and the supermarket is right next doors. Victor communicates excellent and also offers lots of information - thank you for the tip about the Vasco game (great fun). Ipanema is safe and we didn't feel unsafe anywhere else in the city. Only concern may be for people who are very sensitive to noise - but if you want to be where it's most fun - it can be hard to avoid. We would come back any time.
Thanks again