Dalia is a most amazing host, and I was certainly a difficult guest to accommodate, so that's saying a lot. First, my tourist visa looked like an impossibility within my timeframe; then my plane was delayed by snowstorms in the Northeast U.S., and, finally, my taxi was caught in traffic because I arrived on the day of a city-wide demonstration. I would never have made it to Rio if Dalia had not intervened. She telephoned me and suggested getting in touch with a former guest, who had had similar problems. I did, and with his help, I got my visa with a week to spare! Dalai is a lovely person, and, despite caring for a sick family member around the clock, she made the time to give me ample suggestions for making my time in Rio the best. When my flight schedule had me arriving a night before the studio was free, she arranged alternative accommodations for me through her sister, also a very helpful and delightful lady. The location of this studio cannot be beat. I was looking out the window as thousands of people descended on Copacabana Beach below for Carnival. What an experience!