Spotlessly clean appartement in a nice building with very good equipments (a blender among other things for home made juices!). Praia de Botafogo itself in front of the building is a major transportation hub so not the most charming street in Rio but there are great daily shopping options in the back streets and the big advantage is that once you've figured out the buses and the metro (Flamengo station is really close) you can be anywhere in no time and you get to see the sugarloaf first thing everyday. Besides, the place is very quiet as it doesn't open on the traffic side. For once here it also actually feels bigger in real than on the pictures. The only little donwside is the sun, which hits hard in the early morning. But the two fans and air conditioning do well against it, as long as you don't mind the buzz/noise. Last but not least: Paulo is super cool and communication flows perfectly. Entirely recommended place to stay.