We spent one week at Ion's and Sheila's house and it wasn't enough time... It was a little paradise and we instantly felt at home.
Ion and Sheila are very kind and warm hearted people (with impressive language skills!) and made us feel very welcome and at home. Not only was the place amazing, (cute little monkeys in the trees, a pool, possibilities to sit outside and have breakfast with a view, you can see Sambadrome and Christ the Redeemer,...) But Ion and Sheila gave us tipps, even took us to the supermarket and drove us around the neighbourhood with a lot of interesting information and sightseeing! They were always asking if we need anything, made sure their place is safe and really cared about us having a good time. It were also the little things like giving us a banana to feed the monkeys, letting us stay until we had to leave to the airport and such.
The neighbourhood is also really nice, with good restaurants at the "Largo das neves" nearby. We can really only recommend it with all our hearts and we will definitely be back.
Thank you very much for making our stay in this incredible city even more incredible.