Great experience! We felt like we were visiting friends during our stay with Sarah and FX! The apartment was perfect for the 5 of us, better than we expected. 2,5 bedrooms is actually 3 bedrooms (2 doubles and 1 single bed) plus the huge living room.
The bathroom is bigger than it looks in the pictures, water pressure is a bit low, but that's not a big problem.

Sarah was very kind to serve us breakfast when we arrived after our 20 hour trip, and she was extremely helpful showing us around the neighborhood making us feel safe and at home. We got some great tips for sightseeing that you can not read about in Lonely Planet etc. -and we can highly recommend taking some day trips with Sarah and FX's friend Stefan, who's an amazing guide. He charged us less than half price compared to the excursion companies.

Our trip would not have been as good if we had stayed at a hotel, and we will recommend Sarah and FX to anyone going to Rio.
Thank you!