We had an amazing stay at Ugo and Eliete's place! The communication with Ugo in advance was great and easy. Eliete handled the check-in and is the sweetest person! She spent a good half an hour showing us around the apartment and neigbourhood, showing us where to find the supermarket and pointing out which local restaurants were good. The apartment isnt huge, but it has everything you need. The water filter in the kitchen was nice, so we didnt have to keep buying bottles of water. Internet was fast and worked great. The location is amazing, only a short walk to Copacabana beach. It is only a few blocks away from the van service to Christ the redeemer, and a short taxi, or walk like we did, to sugarloaf. The metro is also very close. Will definitly stay here again when we come back :)