Apartment is two blocks from Ipanema beach. Various good restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies nearby. Rose is easy to reach. Apartment was clean. There's a doorman from 6 am to 10 pm at night. I felt safe in this area. I think it's important to know that this is not a quiet street. It's a central location with buses and cars passing by which can be heard from the windows at night. Subway station that takes you downtown is just a couple blocks away.