I cannot recommend this accommodation and this host highly enough. Carlos really went way beyond the call of duty to make me comfortable. I arrived in Rio at 5AM, and, since there was another guest at the apartment till noon that day, Carlos invited me to come to his own place (in the wee hours of Sunday morning, at that), where a nicely furnished guest room was awaiting me. Furthermore, he took care of transferring my luggage to the apartment while I spent my first day in Brazil sight-seeing. As my return flight departed after 10PM, the same procedure was repeated for my departure. Moreover, he had excellent advice on what to see during my spare time.

The apartment is spacious, clean, and everything (A/C, internet, etc.) worked perfectly. In the apartment building, a doorman is on duty 24/7. It is situated in a very safe area, is very close to excellent restaurants, a supermarket, as well as Ipanema beach. Whenever I had to get around, I caught a cab every time literally within a minute of stepping outside the apartment.