Marcia is a wonderful, accommodating and extremely kind host. Her place is in a great location- within a minute you have restaurants, within 3 minutes a supermarket, within 5 minutes the beach. We were able to accommodate our 2 kids as well as ourselves comfortably in the apartment, which has a doorman making us feel secure. The pool on the roof was great fun for our sons, and there were views to boot! WiFi works well, and we really appreciated having the cleaning service daily. Definitely a great place to stay in Rio- highly recommend!