We highly recommend this flat to anyone who would like to stay in Rio! And Marcelo is a wonderful host!
Location: It's a rather quiet and less touristic neighborhood in Leme or beginning of Copacabana and across the Main beach Street (2 mins walk) you are at the beach (it's a less crowded beach and great to view for sun rise). And You can find bakeries, supermarkets, shops, restaurants, snack bars etc within 5-10 mins walk distance. It's also very convenient to get around too. For example, taxis and metro station around. And It's about 15 reals to ipanema with taxi (prettier beach for great sunset with vibrant vibe and higher end restaurants, bar and shops).
Apartment: it has more than we needed for our stay and everything worked perfectly without any issue. (WIFI, air con, washing machine, coffee machine, TV, microwave, fridge, etc) and it's very nicely furnished and decorated and it has almost all brand new facilities and amenities.
Security: the flat is guarded 24hrs by door men and it's very safe place.
Host: Marcelo is one of the best airbnb hosts we ever met. He has been very helpful, friendly and indeed offering a wonderful hospitality service during our 2 weeks stay in Rio. Whatever questions we had by email, SMS, or what's app, he responded right away and made sure we had all we needed, before, during and even after our stay in Rio. For example, he even drove us to shopping mall to help us to get a local SIM card (without speaking Portuguese it was an impossible mission to get it done without his help). He also came by and offered us local tips and tricks which enriched our Rio experience. What a great guy! See you next time!