Patricia's place is located in a nice and green residential area just off the main communication artery of the Barra neighbourhood. The villa is quaint, open and pet-friendly, reminiscent somewhat of a French countryside stay. Patricia is very helpful and friendly, going out of her way to make the stay pleasant. The loft she rents is connected to the rest of the house by a staircase, has character and conveys a certain sense of adventure. Nights are perfectly quiet. The only attention point is that the loft can get pretty hot in the daytime during extremely hot days (the outside temperature reached 39' C while we were there, not a frequent occurrence in Rio).