My girlfriend and I spent three wonderful nights at Ion's and Sheila's beautiful house in Santa Teresa. That was one of the best experiences we've ever had on Airbnb.
The house itself is a charming masterpiece of reconstruction and Ion's sculptural work scattered all over the place together with local artworks and details makes you feel like a part of history of Santa Teresa. The garden is otherworldly and makes you want to spend every moment resting in the shade of the enormous mango tree or inside the pool.
Santa Teresa ended up being one of our favorite neighbourhoods in Rio with Largo das Neves winning our hearts as the most vibrant and authentic spot of all - a place where on weekends you can experience the real soul of Rio de Janeiro.
Ion and Sheila are wonderful people, very helpful and friendly and we enjoyed talking to them about all sorts of things (un)related to Rio.
Can't recommend this place enough.