My friends and I just returned from our trip to Brazil for the World Cup. Rio was our second destination of our trip and we stayed at this 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom apartment. The pictures in the description makes the apartment seem bigger than it actually is, but that wasn't a problem for the seven of us.
The apartment is in a great location. It's one block away from the General Osório metro station, which we took to Lapa and to Maracanã arena. The Ipanema beach is a 5 minute walk and Copacabana is about a 10-15 minute walk. There are a lot of eating places and markets nearby. We're not sure how often this happens, but there was an outdoor market on a Tuesday with tons of fruit and meat for sale at one of the parks close by.
The only problem we encountered during our experience at this apartment was the internet. It seemed to go out a few times a day, but that wasn't too much of an issue since we were out most of the time.
We highly recommend this apartment. Lydie and Ghizlane are very nice and quick to respond to any emails. We'll definitely consider reaching out to them for available housing during the 2016 Olympics in Rio!