I stayed in Silvia's apt for 2 weeks and everything was great - the apt was as described and Silvia was extremely helpful when it came to organising arrival / leaving , providing an extra set of keys, helping with the internet and generally available for us if needed.

the area is close to Santa Teresa and Lapa which is great for evenings out and sundays at Flamengo are really nice because they close the roads to cars and lots of people go there.