The host pretended to be my friend and took advantage of me financially. The host would call me her friend and often try to get me to book more dates at her apartment with the ridiculous prices.

When I returned to the host house I was extremely hot and sweating all night and all morning, Rio is no joke when it comes to heat. The apartment does not have air conditioning which is very dangerous and could cause heat strokes. The fan is not enough due to the angle of the apartment, the sun is just beaming inside of the apartment.
I stayed at the host/friend's house for 2 days and requested a full refund after she agreed with me that it was too hot in her house and she refuse to give me my money back. I lost $1200 dollar with this host and Airbnb refuse to give me a refund even though it was an emergency situation. She didn't even want to give me half of my money, because like most people she thinks all gringo's are rich.
I bought this host bottles of wine, dishwashing supplies, clean her dishes and apartment and she still took advantage of me. The house also has a lot of ants and roaches inside. I do not trust this person because they have bad attentions. Stay away if you're a foreigner or if you can't handle extremely hot weather.
I have nothing but good reviews, so trust me when I say this is an honest review.