What a wonderful apartment! It is in a great spot in Leblon, just around the corner from many shops and restaurants. The view is absolutely spectacular, you can see Christ the Redeemer and the lagoon as well as much of Rio from the balcony.

Also nice is that the bedrooms have air conditioning and the internet is fast and reliable! As others have said, the rooftop pool was awesome along with its gorgeous views. My fellow travelers who had never left the US before were quite comfortable.

For the neighborhood, Restaurant Despoto around the corner was nice, and to the left was "La Mamma" pizzeria which was excellent. The vegetarian pizza there was quite excellent as was the service. Also, right next door on the right is "Plataforma" which hosts a nightly Brazilian folklore show, which while expensive, was pretty great. There is a grocery store downstairs (Huchi Fruti) and another bigger one down the road on the right (Zona Sul). Plus, the lagoon and the beach are only a ten minute walk away. The botanical gardens are only about a 15-20 minute walk and were also worth spending half a day walking around in :) If you want to go see Sugar Loaf (Pao de Acucar) you can walk just to the corner on the right and taxis are coming by every minute and are very easy to catch and take over, only about 28 Reals cost.

Zeze was able to answer any questions we had and the doormen were quite helpful, so all in all a definite 5-star AirBnB experience.