This apartment is an awesome location in Ipanema, but still very walkable to Copacabana. We were just 3-5 minutes walking to the beach and Posto 9 which is where we wanted to be. We felt very safe and comfortable in the neighborhood and loved the charm of many of the restaurants nearby. Particularly loved the food Galitos right on the corner nearby but it's really difficult to find bad food anywhere in the area. Apartment was super clean, really cute and well appointed and the local contact, Luzia, was very accessible and helpful. My husband is Brazilian and it was his first trip back to Brazil in 3.5 years and first real tourist trip to Rio himself and his expectations were blown away by this cute apartment and great location.