A very cozy living, at the very top of a small favela. The view is as everybody else are telling, VERY cool. I liked it very much, because I could really feel the REAL brasilian atmosphere by living up there, instaed of Copacabana for example. It is easy to either go down the favela in 5-6 minutes to get to one part of the town, or, very close, take a cheap bus. The breakfast is totaly okey and I enjoyed it mostly by sitting on the big balcony! I recommend Casa 48 to mostly people, and will surely come back if I am returning to Rio!