Our stay at Pauline and Rodrigo's apartment in Gloria was wonderful! We (a group of 4) stayed two nights at their place to get a change of pace from the more touristy Ipanema area and would highly recommend it!

We arrived tired and hungry after a day of sightseeing... Pauline brought us some bananas and veggie muffins to help stave off the hunger until we could organize ourselves for dinner in the neighborhood (ps- try Restaurante Carmelo while you are there!)

The apartment itself is very clean and cheerily decorated. It's high up above the city with a beautiful view and walking distance to some great areas of town. Pauline and Rodrigo have set aside an outside area for guests to relax and provided all the utensils you need to cook for yourself if you're tired of eating in restaurants (or if you make it to the organic market and buy treasures to cook up afterward)!

They did a great job making us feel at home during our short stay and were always around to help out with anything we needed. I would definitely recommend that you take the chance to stay here :)