We are a family with 4 boys ages 5-12 and we stayed for a week during the fabulous Rio Olympics. Overall we had a great time and can certainly recommend this apartment for a family visit to Rio.
Most importantly the neighbourhood is great, with an almost perfect location in the heart of Leblon. It felt safe to us, and constantly lively and buzzing with a friendly but exciting atmosphere. There are all the shops, bars, restaurants and other facilities you could wish for all close by, and the newly opened metro station is only a few minutes walk.
The apartment is in a small block, with friendly and reassuring 24 hour security controlled entrance. There is a small pool but it was a bit cold given that it's now mid August. There's also a small play area for younger kids and especially useful for our boys - a small and safely enclosed football pitch. That kept our kids amused for hours and we felt comfortable leaving them to play alone there.
The apartment itself is comfortable and smartly equipped, with enough space for the 6 of us. With older kids or 6 adults it would be possible but maybe a bit more of a squeeze? TVs in each bedroom, high quality wifi (big thumbs up from the kids!) and all the essentials we needed (including a washer drier). Kitchen is a bit tight - fine for preparing breakfasts or light snacks but maybe a bit of a struggle if you wanted to cook more elaborately.
One thing to be aware of though - this is a lively late night neighbourhood, with the parties going on late into the night. If you need absolute peace and quiet to get to sleep this is maybe not the place for you? One bedroom in particular faces onto one of the livelier bars, so gets a bit noisy late night.
Juliana was a friendly efficient and helpful host, helping us out with orientation when we arrived, but also with other things like arranging taxi rides for us and even putting us in contact with a reliable babysitter so my wife and I could enjoy a night out together.
All in all we had a great stay and would definitely recommend this apartment.