FANTASTIC place to stay. Great size for a family, a bathroom for each bedroom. I was particularly fond of watching the birds and little monkeys in the trees, from the balcony, behind the apartment.
The use of a pool with lifeguard, free table tennis and air hockey for older kids, small park for little ones was great. The staff in the complex were all very helpful and extremely friendly.
The hosts were lovely too, even though our flights changed at the last minute and we arrived very early in the morning, they were very accommodating. I have no Portuguese but contacted them via the Airbnb app, which translates messages, and had speedy responses to all my questions.
Botofogo Metro is about a 30 minute walk, and you can access much of Rio from there. Alternatively use Uber taxis. They are very reasonably priced to get around the south of the city.
We stayed here for a month and we wish it had been longer. I would certainly book this apartment again, if I were to come back to Rio.