We had an absolutely wonderful stay. Bea and her husband were fantastic hosts and were on hand to give us lots of help and advice on visiting Rio, from which beaches and restaurants to visit to how we should plan our New Years Eve on Copacabana beach. The house itself is beautiful and just like the photos, with an amazing view of Christ the Redeemer. We mainly used Uber to travel into the city, which was really reasonable. It cost about 25 Brazillian real to get to the beaches, or you can get the bus easily which regularly stops outside the house. All in all, a fantastic stay and we would recommend this to anyone visiting Rio!