I stayed again at Mario’s apartment in RJ. Again a very pleasant stay with everything I need close at hand for both work and pleasure. I need very good internet access to be able to continue work and Mario has excellent WiFi that can handle video-conferencing without problem. I have found that this is not always the case in Brazil! Mario is very responsive to any problems that might occur and was in the process of upgrading his internet so that there is backup in case one service goes down. Also he has recently installed ESPN and so I was able to keep up with sports as well! Great location, great host.