So my sis and I decided to visit Brazil for carnival and decided to stay in a 5-star hotel in Barra di Tijuca initially, which was nice, but we realized we were paying a lot and spent most of our time outdoors. So we turned to Airbnb and boy were we happy we did.
Firstly, Mr. and Mrs. Cunha are amazing! They were a very kind and cheerful couple with great communication throughout. They even left refreshments for us in the refrigerator which was very thoughtful. The room was immaculately clean and everything worked fine. The apartment is located 2 blocks from the beach with tonnes of stores around it so restaurants/shopping/groceries were readily available. I fell in love with Brazil and plan on returning soon and staying here again would be a no brainer.