Over the past several years I have been back and fourth between the US and Rio de Janeiro because of work and visiting. I must say that the location, the comfort and especially the peacefulness makes this stay my favorite thus far. This was my first experience with Airbnb and Marina made it a real pleasure. We traveled this time with our 7 month old son so sound was very important to us and in Rio, there is sound everywhere it seemed. Marina checked in with us from time to time to see if we needed anything and she gave us some tips of places locally. Our next visit this apartment will be my first check to see if it’s available. Tip: If you are coming from the US, get the app called WhatsApp because it’s a frequent way of communication between almost everyone else in the world (outside the US).