Marcelo and his family are extremely nice and helpful hosts. They helped us both with pieces of advice about places worth seeing and also with practical solutions. The apartment is large, nicely decorated and clean. It has air-conditioning, towels, kitchen equipment. The views from the apartment are over Santa Teresa and a part of the garden. It´s really nice to wake up in such a setting. As we were travelling with a little kid, it was perfect for us to relax at the terrace upstairs at night (after the kid went to sleep), next to the swimming pool and with a great view over Rio (sea included!).