Charles was a great host and his apartment is in an awesome safe location near bars, restaurants, shopping and - of course - the beach. Easy to get a taxi and right near the metro stop. The apartment is very comfortable and Charles has some wonderful artwork decorating the rooms by local artist. He gave us the name of the artist of one the pieces and we ended up meeting him and buying a small print he had made. I highly recommend Charles and his apartment. If I travel back to Rio I will definitely stay here again.