MUST READ, WARNING! NOT SAFE! THEFT!
I rented Marcos apartment for roughly 45 days. Marcos came across as a nice trusting person, he made a good impression. I asked him if it included maid service, he replied "No, but i have a close friend who I use all the time" . He vouched for this friend.
Things turned weird quickly, I noticed there was no security storage box. The first two schedule cleanings I had with Marcos friend, she didnt even bother to show up. The third time she got very amused by the fact that I came back from the beach meanwhile she was finishin cleaning. Marcos told me to stay away meanwhile she was cleaning, which i didnt question. But at the 4th occasation when I showed up his friend had left and stole a lof of valueable items, including all my expensive designer clothes. What was stolen among other things was a $600 gucci shirt. The combined items stolen were worth a bit over $1000, it really ruined my stay here and left me in a very dissapointed mood.
Also a very major issue is that it is a hole in the roof of the main room which floods the apartment whenever its raining. Which is very bad considering the fact that I was renting it during January/February two of the months where it rains the most in Rio, Marcos should take care of these things before renting it out during rainy seasons
Last time I've ever book a airbnb with someone that have one or no reviews.