Beautiful apartment. Louri and Renato were excellent hosts. Both were extremely friendly and helpful. Our flight actually was delayed 15 hours and they were able to still check us in around 3 am. Louri was extremely responsive and even invited us into his apartment to show us around. We would definitely stay here again next time we fly to Rio.
The location is essential, a little intimidating at first but everyone was extremely friendly. Just like in any city be smart and don't cause attention to yourself. We had absolutely no issues even when coming home around 3 am. 2 blocks away from the beach, you can beat that. Subway was 5 mins away. Location is literally dead smack in the middle of all the sights.