Martha was there to meet us which was lovely. We had no Portuguese and she had little English so she bought her son down to answer any questions and make sure we had everything we needed. The apartment is very little and a bit dated which was fine for us as we were just using it as a lay-over before leaving Brazil - The apartment is just around the corner from a Metro so really easy to get to and from and was a 20min walk to the Sugar Loaf - there were plenty of places to eat near by. The only down side was the hot water is not really hot - luke warm at best.