We had a great stay in Monica's flat. We found the location to be excellent: it takes about 10 minutes to walk to either Copacabana or Ipanema beach; General Osorio is a major station from which many areas of the city can be accessed, including Lapa and a 10 minute Metro ride to Largo do Machado where you can get an official van up to Corcovado; a R$15 Uber ride to the cable car at Sugarloaf; and it only cost us R$45 to get an Uber to the international airport. The flat itself is great, with everything you need, and Monica is an extremely kind and helpful host.