This apartment is in a great location situated two blocks from the South end of Copacabana beach and only a 10 minute walk to Ipanema Beach. There are many cute restaurants nearby such As Galletos Copa and Eclipse (24 hours). Zona Sul market is only two blocks away for all your grocery shopping needs. As far as safety, we felt very safe walking around during the day and early evening, but took taxis back from clubs late at night just to be extra cautious. The apartment itself was in pretty good condition. Large flat screen TV with sufficient channel choices. And most importantly great wifi connection. As far as street noise, we barely noticed. We would definitely stay at Pedro's place again.