This rental is close to a metro line that will take you to the
city center, it has lots of restaurants, supermarkets and other shops close by and it's one block from the beach. Having a kitchen was a big plus.
Noteworthy is that the rental is in an old building constructed in the 60s, and both the apartment and the building need repairs. That and the need to be made more comfortable with better kitchen ware, bedding and towels at the time I rented, I'd give a rating equivalent to a 2 star hotel. With some effort all this can be improved.
I'm not a perfectionist, but I like a good place when paying the price of an apartment in
a desirable neighborhoods in Rio.