The host was amazingly welcoming! Ugo wasn't there when my friends and I arrived, but his lovely wife Eliete received us with wide open arms. She was great! Very communicative, proactive, welcoming, simply lovely! But even while communicating through email, Ugo was an excellent host and provided me with all of the information that I needed as well as additional information that turned out to be rather useful. The apartment was impeccably clean and the neighborhood was quite very populated and festive with many internationals also touring around.

The location was perfect to go to Ponto 2 of Copacabana beach, close to many bus stops, and the metro station is just a 5min away, and there are taxis all around the street.
Great restaurants, clubs, bars, pharmacies, supermarkets, and a lot of other little places that can come in handy. Everything is super close and easy to access.

My friends and I definitely recommend it to anyone who would like to spend a few days in Rio regardless of your nationality. We guarantee that you will enjoy it from the beginning to the end of it like we did!