Our stay at Silvia's apartment could not have gone smoother. It was a beautiful apartment with close proximity to the beach and wonderful restaurants, bars, and shopping stores. While we didn't speak Portuguese, Silvia and Daniel gave us great tips for where to go and what to do and how to communicate. They gave us everything we asked for and were available the entire time in case we had any questions or problems. The area is very safe and has great door men to protect the building and all valuable belongings we left there. It was a fantastic first airbnb and would definitely stay there again if we return to Ipanema.