We would thoroughly recommend staying with Ion and Sheila. We had a wonderful few days in Rio and were very grateful for the thoughtfulness of our hosts, who are very special people. The suggestions for things to do, the lifts offered and a supermarket trip on the first evening were so helpful. We really enjoyed Santa Teresa which is a beautiful area and loved the beautiful garden with its splendid views, deep pool and the monkeys in the mango trees. The nearby square 'Largo das Neves' is a good destination for taxi drivers and had a great atmosphere at night with music, dancing and home-made pizza at the weekend. The house is full of delightful art work and the bed has a mosquito net which we did use at night. Altogether a very memorable place and we would definitely stay there if we visit Rio again.