Rodrigo and Pauline's apartment is an amazing place to base yourself for exploring Rio. The apartment is very light and spacious and situated in a lovely, friendly and safe street on a hill. The apartment is so quiet at night it is hard to believe you are in the middle of a city. In the mornings you wake up to birds singing and even small monkeys climbing around in the street. It is close to the bus stops and metro station so it's easy to get to all the sights Rio has to offer.
Rodrigo and Pauline are really friendly and have loads of information of places you just wouldn't find on your own. We really enjoyed our time there and stayed for 10 nights. Highly recommend staying here.