A small apartment on the border between Copacabana and Ipanema, a few hundred meters from both beaches. The apartment was clean and reasonably well equipped (it has a washing machine). The owner takes care of the washing of the bedsheets and towels. It is on the 9th floor of a modern, well-kept building, with a 24/7 porter service. The area is very nice, safe, well served by buses, some 100 meters from a subway station, with many supermarkets and shops, and lots of restaurants. Also, a nice walk away from the lagoon (Lagoa). The only minus I can find is the really microscopic kitchenette.