We had a very pleasant stay at Regina's apartment which was very well located and furnished. It's in the centre of Botafogo and surrounded by restaurants, bars, supermarkets and banks, with easy access to Botafogo metro station and dozens of bus lines. The apartment is very clean, cute, cosy and well equipped for those who want to cook or wash laundry - there are also two TVs, one with basic cable, and a stereo. Although Regina doesn’t live in Rio, she was very helpful via phone and email, and her cousin Odilon was available to let us in and and help out. In one example the ceiling fan stopped working and Odilon promptly arranged a repair. Highly recommended!