Jardel was a great host, always responsive to my questions. The apartment is very convenient in the Centro area of Rio, the Metro is a 2 minute walk, the VTL which is a great transportation system around the Centro area is next to the Metro. The apartment was clean and had everything I needed, great internet service, the kitchen was had everything I needed to cook a few meals. The building has a great doorman service, very well protected, I felt very safe there and had no worries about my items in the apartment. The Metro in Rio is the safest means of transportation in Rio, you can feel safe using it to travel to the beach areas about 20 minutes ride, leaving every few minutes. The apartment is in a great location in the Cinelandia area close to restaurants, coffee shops, points of interest, etc. I strongly recommend Jardel's apartment and I will use it again when returning to Rio, great find.