We felt very well at Celia's apartment. Though we don't speak Portugese and Celia doesn't speak English we never felt any problems with that. Celia explained us everything important to know about Rio and gave us a lot of useful instructions. If you are looking for a place that is perfectly clean, tastefully decorated, and where you can sleep well at night with the window opened, Celia's apartment is the right place for you. The building, consisting of four blocks, is located at the dead end, so only resident's cars are entering the yard. Nevertheless, everything you're looking for in Iponema is just 2-4 block away. The final stop on the subway, taxi, cozy streets with bars, restaurants and shops, the square, where fruit and handicraft market periodically settles, and of course the beautiful beach in the south and the Rodrigo de Freitas lake, reminiscent of a Swiss landscape, to the north.
Celia offers substantial and healthy breakfast. Excellent coffee and a salad of various ripe fruits is a reflection of what is special in Brazil.