11/10!!! Would Recommend!!
André and Fabiana are amazing hosts and the apartment I rented was perfect!
First about the apartment:
10 stories up and with three different locking doors up it was a very safe, nice and quiet location. You have an entire apartment to yourself which could comfortably sleep up to three if one is in the hammock, (also, they have a hammock! Best living room hangout spot!) if you are from the US it will seem a bit small but that's because everything is smaller here (not shorter just skinnier). It's very clean and every appliance worked well and the internet was more than fast enough to stream hd movies (beware, Netflix doesn't work outside of the United States). The kitchen in the apartment is fully stocked with all the basics you would need to cook and the apartment within 1 block of two grocery stores. And only three blocks from the beach.
Now about the hosts:
Fabiana e (and) André are the most welcoming hosts I have met. They took the time to get to know me the first night and we ended up talking for over an hour. Fabiana is the only one who speaks English but we all had a great conversation with her translating André's comments.
They made themselves very available to me and they live only a few blocks away so while I didnt have any problems while I was there, it was nice to know if I did they would be available to help.
Let's just say I'm taking the time when I'm in Rio next to take them out to dinner. This is a great model of what an AirBnb experience should be like.