My friend and I stayed at Claudio's' beautiful house with his lovely family for a week during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Claudio's an amazing host - so kind and helpful showing us around his neighbourhood in Urca, and giving us advice about restaurants and places to visit all over Rio & Buzios.
Urca is the ideal place to stay when you come to Rio. It's a super safe neighbourhood so it's safe enough to wander around at night and it's very quiet for when you want to escape the craziness of the rest of Rio. Claudio's place looks out over the beach, Guanabara Bay and up to Christ the Redeemer - it's truely stunning!
Claudio is a lovely guy! I highly recommend you stay with him and his family when you come to Rio!
August 2016