Luis was a fantastic host and incredibly helpful to us all. Having only made contact with him the day before we went to Rio for Carnival we had a guaranteed place to stay within a few hours. What a life saver! The apartment itself was ideal for what we were looking for, it was on the top floor of the 13 storey block and had an amazing view of Christ the Redeemer from the bedroom window. It is perfectly situated 1 block from Copacabana beach and has a fatanstic supermarket accross the street which is open 24/7!! Coming from England it was expensive for us to use a phone, but Luis G kindly provided us with a Brazilian SIM card a wonderful gesture. He even lent a 3G wifi stick which came in really handy for booking the next leg of our adventure. I really would stay there again if I was returning to Rio in the future! Thanks again Luis!