As a guy who has lived in Rio for years at a time (and recently moved to São Paulo, but returned to visit Rio...), I can say the location is stellar. It is a 3 min. walk to Ipenema beach, and maybe a 6 min. walk to Copacabana beach. The view from the place is nice as it is right on General Osório park (so – open vistas) and the apartment is clean and cozy. Finally, it is right near markets, restaurants, and even the lagoa (a 15 min. walk). Highly recommend :)