First of all, Levy is a great host. He contacted us prior to our arrival and gave us useful information about Rio and ways how to get from the airport to the apartment. After meeting in the apartment on agreed time he gave us tour through the surroundings to show us shops, banks and restaurants in the area, as well as bus stops and bus numbers to main tourist attractions. Obrigado!
The apartment itself is modern, though small (especially the bathroom) and some small fixes could be done. But good for 2 people. For the time being there is no wi-fi in the apartment but Levy rented us his 3G modem for a reasonable price and although the signal was not very good it was sufficient to take care of our emails. As we had a night flight back and the apartment was free, Levy offered us a late check-out, which was great.
Location is very good, few blocks both from Copacabana and Ipanema. The metro station is currently (March 2013) closed for line extension works.