Marcelo is an incredibly nice and friendly person and wonderful host. When you talk to him, you can immediately tell that he really cares about making your stay the best one yet. During our stay, he offered to take us to and from the airport as well to other locations in the city. He also invited us to his own place to leave our luggage as well as show us around his place. The neighbourhood that we stayed in was very pleasant and most importantly very safe. It was also close to shops, main roads and the metro which made it an ideal location to visit different places in Rio. Overall, Marcelo is an excellent host and the place was nice, clean and in a convenient location. Marcelo also responded promptly to our texts and recommended some great places to eat. I highly recommend you get in touch with Marcelo because I can guarantee that he will make you feel right at home.