The building is beautiful and very well secured. One of the more beautiful buildings/lobbys in Ipanema that I've ever stayed at. The front desk and lobby employees are super pleasant and helpful. Very well attended. There's parking for guests as well. A relatively new Zona Fresca supermarket is two buildings down so very convenient to get anything. They even have a restaurant upstairs in the supermarket. The apartment is as shown in pictures. A comfortable dining area, well furnished, balconies off of the living room and both bedrooms. Secure and private. Washing machine came in handy. Clothes dried fast off the bedroom balcony clothes line within a matter of 3-4 hours. Loved the pillows. A couple of maintenance items with the window shades and door sliders but communicated with Paulo about it. i would recommend. Thanks Paulo!