Cesar was a good host. He provided me with his personal number a few weeks before we were due to check into the apartment. Then a couple of days or the day before check in he provided details on how to enter the apartment. The instructions were clear and made it easy to check in.
The location was just over 10 minutes from the main Copacabana area which is fine during the day as you can walk there. However, we didn't really feel safe walking through the neighbourhood during the night so decided to stick with getting taxis.
The apartment was nice even if it was a bit on the small side. The bathroom was tiny which was disappointing as we are all over 6ft tall however the ensuite for the main bedroom was perfect.
The apartment had air conditioning which was perfect as the weather in Rio was very hot for February (Carnival time)
One issue was that there was a cockroach in the apartment which was disappointing to find.