The apartment is very well located, close to the shops and very close to the Ipanema beach. We were six of us in the place and we found it well maintained and comfortable for the amount of people.
There was a cleaning service from Monday to Friday of which we weren't aware of as there were not information note on the arrival at the apartment. We decided not to use it as we had many valuable things and substantial amount of cash. Unfortunately there was no deposit box at the apartment.
One of the uncomfortable issues was the lack of internet connection.
Another thing were left a bad taste in the mouth was a issue with the Landlady about the quantity of towels used during our week of staying. A couple of days after we left, the Landlady wrote a few emails which we found to be a bit rude and ruined our further few days of holidays in Brazil.
There was no washing machine in the apartment which was a bit difficult as we had a lot of clothes that needed to be washed.
In general we were happy staying in the apartment, however the Landlady attitude and hospitality was not up to scratch. PS: The owner only communicated in Portuguese.