My friends and I had a wonderful stay at Paloma's house in the beautiful area of Santa Teresa. The house is really quirky and lovely to relax in, close to lots of nice bars and restaurants. She was super kind and let us check out because we had a late flight out of Rio which made our traveling experience so tranquilo. I would definitely recommend staying here. However, the area is still a bit dangerous so it's best to et taxis at night. Paloma made this very clear to us though.