If you're going to Pão de Açucar, this is the best base camp. I stayed for a few days here to wait for the best weather condition. Easy 10-minute walking to the cable car station, right next to the small beach.

Carlos is living downstairs and will help you about anything. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish, so you need to know the basic of either language.

Urca seems to be a super-safe place, with the military police everywhere. The address given was not very accurate and the place is a little hard to find since it's on a small private road, but because of that it is a nice and quiet place. Very good Wi-Fi reception, with 3 or 4 access points.