Nice place to stay in the middle of tijuca.
The family was friendly and welcoming.
The apartment is actually on the second floor of their apartment accessed by a stairwell next to their living room and kitchen. they give you a key to a separate door which is next to the stairwell. there's also a key for your sleeping room, but they were always good at not disturbing my privacy so I never felt like I needed to use it. it almost feels like you have a place all to yourself.
the place was clean and the air conditioner was awesome and kept the sleeping room nice and cool. you also have a separate bathroom and refrigerator. I don't cook much so I didn't use the kitchen besides the fridge.
my Portuguese is pretty much non- existent, so it was hard for me to understand victor's mother when she was talking to me. but victor has excellent English and was able to communicate everything to me easily and quickly. all his English training definitely paid off.
victor was excellent at keeping in touch with me to make sure I had everything I needed. even though he was at work most of the day, he would send messages to me through WhatsApp, checking in on me and making sure everything was fine.
overall, an excellent place to stay in the middle of tijuca.