I stayed for 24 nights at Amala's house during the Olympic. Everything was perfect I can't even find anything to compliant.

Location is wonderful, right in the downtown and 3 minutes walk to Lapa and the last station of Santa Teresa tram and bus station. Supermarket is around 5 minutes walk downhill.

Amala's house has everything you need, fast wifi, free washing machine, free tv cable, and of course the best Brazilian guy on earth, her son Ventine, who speaks good English and always there to help you when Amala is not at home.

There is a cleaning lady come weekly and she is nice too!

Thank you Amala and Ventine for my wonderful stay in Rio, although I spend too much time for the Olympic and didn't really enjoy the city, next time when I back to rio again, I will stay with no one else but Amala and Ventine, thank you again and I will miss you guys ❤️