The location was very central for exploring the city. The center of the city was just a short block away. The apartment was large with all kinds of cooking facilities, plenty of clean, bedding, and bright open windows. It was amazingly clean, spotless even. The best thing about this airbnb rental is the host. The host and his family are very accommodating, friendly, he speaks English fluently and are very helpful. If my scheduled allowed I would have stayed a month. I highly recommend staying at this property to anyone considering a tour of Rio I personally look forward to staying at this property in the future. I am from the USA and have stayed in many airbnb apartments and this is one of the best. I highly recommend.