This place is spectacular! Everything was so perfect for a longer stay and located just a block behind Ipanema beach, there's a supermarket just across the road and an excellent Aussie cafe nearby. The block itself is easy to get in/out of and the apartment was finished so superbly, super comfortable and appointed well. Co-host Bruno was phenomenal from greeting us with a smile on the day, haggling down our taxi driver (and paying in cash since our cards didn't work - always get an uber), to answering questions on Rio around general safety and use of the apartment, he even helped us setup SIM cards and buy tickets for local events! Always very accommodating and was even able to arrange us a late checkout, I couldn't fault anything service-wise. There's a lot of dogs barking and there was some ongoing building works, but I think you'll struggle to find something in Rio where they aren't an issue and the works took place during the day while we were out, you'll need earplugs if you're a light sleeper like me. Will definitely stay here again on the next trip!