I stayed in this apartment for a month, and in that time this place became a home away from home. I can describe my stay as pleasant, and there is nothing that I can think of that could have been done better. The place is great, the location is excellent - one block away from the Copacabana beach! And the balcony is a very nice add-on ;)
And I must mention the host Virginia and her husband Thomas! They welcomed me in the apartment, showed me the neighborhood, gave me a lot of much needed information about the city as I was completely new to Rio. Moreover, they were always extremely responsive and just a short message away. With them, it felt like in those early days of Airbnb, before it became such a big business, back when hosts still truly cared about getting to know their guests :) A huge thank you to them both!