Our stay at Mr Hugo and Mrs Eliete's apartment was great. Although it is not very big, it is very comfortable and extremely clean. It also has air conditioning and internet access and it is at walking distance from the beach and a very good shopping mall and a bus ride away from Rio's most beautiful ad famous spots (the sugarloaf, the Corcovado and Ipamema neighborhood).
Another convenient thing about the apartment is that it is surrounded by supermarkets, restaurants, bakeries etc. many of which are open 24/7.
Mr Ugo and Mrs Eliete were extremely nice to us. Even though our flight didn't get to Rio until 1:00 in the morning, when we finally got to the apartment (around 2:00 am), Mrs. Eliete was there to greet us and to show us how everything worked around the apartment. And after we had left and I realized I had forgotten a painting I had bought at Ipanema's hippie market, Mr. Ugo even offered to take it to the airport. Fortunately, we'll be going back to Rio at the beginning of January and I'll get my painting back then. But Mr. Ugo was kind enough to keep it for me at his home until then.
I warmly recommend this apartment and I am looking forward to staying there myself next time I am in Rio.
Seu Ugo e Dona Eliete, obrigada por tudo. Boas festas e um 2013 cheio de bencaos pros senhores e para a sua familia. Nos vemos no comeco de Janeiro quando eu for buscar o quadrinho que esqueci!