It is really difficult for me to put down in words how grateful I am to Fabio! He is a wonderful host and a GREAT person! When I arrived in Rio, I (stupidly) left my bag with all my money, cards and passport on the airport bus and was in a state of panic when I called Fabio at the bus stop near the apartment. Fabio found me in 3 min. and we hailed a taxi to chase the bus but missing it by 5 min. at every station. In the end, we ran into a bus driver who helped us find the bus depo and to make this very long (like 4-hour long) story short, I got EVERYTHING back at 2am without ANYTHING missing! This is unbelievable! Fabio was there every step of the way; he was the one running around and taking care of me the WHOLE time. He is caring, perceptive, very calm with positive attitude in times of crisis and very very good with people. I cannot imagine what would have happened without him.

Just before 3am, I finally got to Fabio's apartment. It is a wonderfully decorated place. It is very elegant and the layout is extremely functional. The bed is large and comfortable and I love the rainforest shower. The location is brilliant, 5 min. walk to the metro (which I used a lot) and all the buses (including the airport bus) are right in front of building. A number of super markets and restaurants within 100 meters and a very large shopping mall just 10 min. walk through the tunnel (It was very same to walk).

I had such a wonderful stay with Fabio. Knowing I was in town by myself and had my birthday on Easter Sunday, he took me out for a birthday brunch in a very lovely historical building in a forest park with a view of the Christ statue; then he gave me a tour of the Zona Sul on the bike. In the evening he took me to a great local music venue and he taught me to dance Samba too. :) This was one of my best birthdays!!

Fabio is a person with great taste in the finer things in life. He loves and knows art, food, all the nice places and is great shopping companion too! I am so very thrilled to be able to call him my friend! :)

If you looking for a place to stay in Rio and a local host you can trust, please do try stay with Fabio!