My husband and I spent an amazing week at Viviane's apartment. It's perfectly located a couple blocks from Copacabana and near to Ipanema.
The apartment is as shown in the pictures, with a small but functional kitchen that had everything we needed to cook with. The bathroom was good too, nice pressure in the shower.
Viviane's brother Eduardo met us upon arrival- he was SO kind and helpful and hilarious. What an awesome guy- thanks for everything, Eduardo! He even has a document with all his recommendations for best restaurants which was helpful for us. He met us early both for check in and check out, which was really great. Viviane was very helpful and responsive too.
The bed is on the soft side and it's a bit noisy sometimes, but you're in the heart of Copacabana and on one of the quieter side streets.
I think this place is great value and an awesome location from which to explore amazing Rio!