Marcelo's place is beautiful. It's generous in size, well decorated, has high spec facilities and is in a good location for accessing the beach and metro. Marcelo was very quick and through in communication. Even when we changed our arrival time to 5am the night before we arrived, he helped to accommodate us. Sandra was also brilliant. She was generous, good at communicating with us and full of smiles and laughter. This is as a great base to explore Rio.