Richard was a wonderful host. We were just arriving in Rio and he was our first contact in Brazil, and we were so lucky for that. Our flight arrived early in the morning and he has guests leaving that day so we couldn't check in right away, but he let us come to his place and leave our luggage there and told us about things we could do until check in. After we checked in to the place, he checked to make sure we were comfortable and always responded promptly when we had questions. The place was just as pictured and described, and we loved the thoughtfully put together apartment and the location.