We had an amazing time staying at Arildo's in Rio. The location is amazing! We communicated with Arildo prior to arriving via email - us in English and he in Portugese and simply used google translator to work our what the other was saying. We arrived a little late and were greeted by Arildo at the entrance to the apartment. We had a funny conversation where I don't think either of us understood each other but we agreed to email each other so we could use the translator again. The apartment was fantastic and had everything you would need. Arildo even bought us fresh fruit and other grocery items which we thought was lovely! Arildo's wife visited us a few times which was fine and she spoke into a translator app. She was very friendly! We also requested a sharp knife as there wasn't one in the kitchen and they quickly arrived with one. Check out was quick and easy . Wifi worked extremely well which was a nice change to some hotels and hostels we stayed in. Highly recommend this place.