Considering the short notice, Brunello turned around my request and the apartment in great time! He was super flexible with my check in, and even stuck around to give me some advice and guidance for the local area that was really useful! The apartment is great for what it is - a super cheap, no frills place to sleep in a great location. In a city like Rio you won't spend much time here anyway. Only thing that was tough for me, was the sofabed. The bed itself was really really hard. Some people like that, but it really wasn't great for me. But this didn't make my stay any worse. Brunello helped me out in my time of need, and enjoyed staying in his apartment for sure :)