We had a great stay in Renata's studio with a beautiful view of Copacabana from the 12 th floor. Perfect location with good restaurants and bars just around the corner. Safe area. Everything worked out fine. Renata was there to let us in and came around when we left, very friendly and helpful, also with things to do and where to go. The apartment has a small kitchenette good for making breakfast but not for cooking larger meals. It's a busy area, so you can hear the traffic even with the window closed. Internet worked perfect.
We had some good runs in the mornings on the beach. The metro is 5 min.s walk from the apartment and there are lots of buses you can take too. Taxis work fine on meter (yellow with a blue stripe are the official ones). We can definitely recommend staying there. Transportation is cheap compared to Denmark, but in general we were surprised by the price level being as high as it is.
Lise & Martin