The apartment is in a great location. It is a block from Copacabana beach and downstairs is a small "bar" called Bip Bip which is a cultural icon in Rio where you can see live pagode and samba played nightly. It is a 20 minute walk to Ipanema beach and the Metro & Buses are closeby. We didn't meet Diogo during our stay but he replied to any questions we had on AirBnB. Somebody let us in and gave us the key and then left. For a longer stay (3 weeks) it would have been nice to get an extra couple of towels and bedsheets but in the end Diogo was very accommodating with our checkout times. I would recommend this apartment for shorter stays up to 2 weeks.