Carlos runs a vacation rentals business in Rio so don't go expecting to stay in someone's home. A couple days before the trip he let us know the original place we had booked was double-booked and he would have to give us another place. With that said, he did upgrad us to a 2 bedroom 2-bath apartment in a apart hotel (the Brazilian equivalent of an extended stay hotel) and the apartment was huge and very well appointed, two blocks from the original place we had booked. At the price we paid it was a steal, and I would stay again without thinking twice. Highly recommend