The place was exactly as announced by Ricardo: a spacious friendly apartment. Ricardo was VERY helpful to introduce us to the place. He drove us in his car from central Rio out to Barra da Tijuca, showed us the neighborhood, explained to us where the stores are, how to use public transportation. Due to heavy construction work for the 2016 Olympics in the neighborhood it was complicated to fid your way around. Ricardo's introduction was very helpful and went far beyond of what we could have expected form a host.