Taciana is superb host. She is really nice and friendly, her apartment is really nice, very clean. She has cute dog (he is kind of lazy like Garfield cat). The room I stayed in has en-suite bathroom which makes your room like hotel room with all the privacy, but for marginal cost of hotel room in Rio de Janeiro. She serves huge breakfast with all possible options (ham, cheese, flakes, good orange juice, tea, coffee, milk, tropical fruits, etc.). Her place is in Zona Norte, about 10 minutes from Saens Pena metro station. You can have quite unique experience to get to know regular middle class brazilian lifestyle in Taciana's home and in this neighbourhood in general (and it is cheaper than Zona Sul and also much less "artificial").