Sophia is very helpful and friendly, Sophia and Simone her friend made me feel very welcome and helped me a lot with any problem I´ve had (doctor, tourism, activities...). The apartment is bigger than what I imagined, it is very clean, has everything I needed and there is a lot of space to put clothes, food,.. The area is safe even at night and there are bus stops close to the apartment going to the metro botafogo, copacabana, ipanema and centro. Urca is the best and safest neighborhood in Rio. I stayed one month and would definitly come back if I can :)