Joao is a very friendly, responsive, and accommodating host. The apartment is in a building on a dead-end street in Ipanema, which helped cut down on noise dramatically. It was much quieter than other places that I stayed in the area (but still in a big apartment building so don’t expect complete silence). The unit is well equipped, and the internet is sufficient for remote work (>50Mbps on average). The one downside is that there is only one window-style A/C unit, which is located in the bedroom, so it takes many hours to cool down the rest of the apartment (eg. living room) . The A/C unit is also pretty loud, so I wasn’t able to sleep without earplugs. Besides that, I enjoyed my stay and would recommend