Mauro's place had an excellent location! Less than 5min walking to Ipanema or Copacabana and many shops and restaurants nearby. It was quiet at night even though the street outside is a little busy and the apartment was clean. checkin and checkout really flexible and great communication with Mauro. The only negative thing I could say was that the apartment was quite humid since it is in a courtyard without much direct sunlight, but other than that it was the perfect location to visit Rio.