The apartment is just as in the pictures, its spacious and nicely decorated. The location is great. Mary Anne was very kind from the start and even brought me some fruits and bread when I arrived. One thing that has been a challenge in the neighborhood is the presence of monkeys and I think adding protection to the windows would be very helpful. A monkey entered the apartment the first day I was there and grabbed food in the kitchen, and the following day a couple of monkeys were also hanging out on the building ceiling. This is a common thing in the Jardim Botanico neighborhood but protection on the window would have helped me feel safer in the apartment. All else was great.