An elegant house with an old-fashioned atmosphere. Great view out upstairs window.
It was rainy while I stayed, but the front yard would make a nice place to sit, read, drink something.
Quiet street, an easy walk to everywhere both up into the heart of Santa Teresa (Curvelo, Largo dos Guimarães) and down to Lapa, Glória, Catete.
Also a ten-minute walk, or less, to metro station and to VLT.
Highly recommend a bar-boteco-restaurant just to left at foot of Escadaria do Selaron, on r. Joaquim Silva: Cantinho da Verinha. Good food very cheap; great bartending.