Pedro's apartment was just amazing. Almost everything was perfect and I was really glad he accepted me to stay at his cozy apartment. Aside from its superb location right in-between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, his place was a well designed cozy apartment in a residential building with security person on the ground floor. A quiet residential area but there was a metro stop just 5mins away and there were restaurants, bars and supermarkets nearby too. Pedro, his mum Rosa and his brother Guilherme were very helpful and responsive to my inquiries, and they made my stay very easy and comfortable. The only small issue I had during my stay was slow Internet but it was a temporal issue and not their fault (the person from their Internet provider didn't come at an arranged time before my stay). Anyhow, I'm pretty sure Pedro's place is one of the great accommodations in this area, so you should feel lucky if you happen to stay at his place! Muito Obrigado!