Georgeana and Paulino are great hosts, extremely responsive to messages, provided useful detail about getting to the apartment and helpful hints for things to do around Rio. We had a few issues throughout our stay that they quickly addressed such as the air conditioning not working, the microwave not working (missing adapter) and not having enough towels for our 12 night stay. All issues fixed within our first few days.
The location of the apartment can not be beat and we would definitely recommend it for that reason, being so close to both Ipanema and Copacabana was awesome. The area felt safe and there are multiple Zona Sul grocery stores nearby (we left our Zonal Sul member card in the apartment, make sure to take with you for discounted pricing).
There was construction going on in the apartment directly above ours which caused a lot of noise every weekday we were there. If you stay here, be aware that if you are going to use the air conditioner you will need to empty the bucket of water regularly as it could overflow.
Overall we had a great stay and would recommend this apartment.