Great little apartment, perfect for a couple. Loft like space, though very well planned and comfortably accomadating. The place is in the very end of a pleasent block - there is a police station right behind the building - yet walking distance to the beach, in one the very best neighborhoods of Rio, Leblon. It is also walkig distance to many great stores, restaurants, bars, supermarket, etc.
And yes, it can be noisy at times, though the AC blocks a lot of it out. I am a very light sleeper and had no issues with neither ligh nor noise once the fan was on. I higly recomend this place.