Paulo's apartment is in an excellent location, just a few minutes' walk from both Copacabana and Ipanema, well accessible my bus (including airport bus 2018) and metro. I didn't get to meet Paulo, as my parents arrived before me, but Paulo was very good at communicating before and during our stay, helping to organise arrival and departure, as well as advising where I could find a travel adapter.

The apartment wasn't quite up to our high standards of cleanliness and there was quite a lot of noise coming in from the street, but the latter is perhaps not surprising in a busy city like Rio. Our stay will nevertheless remain a positive and memorable first experience in Rio!