Jeanne's place is a great choice when visiting Rio. It is very convenient to the well known beach areas, but also a bit away from the craziness and made us feel we were actually living in the area, not just visiting a cookie cutter hotel. The apartment is lovely - spacious and well equipped and the views from the patio are stellar, and the short walk to the major beaches was lovey. We sat for hours enjoying the view and treasured the sound of the breaking waves as we slept. There is easy bus or metro transportation, and we also used Uber quite a few times - inexpensive and reliable. If you want to feel like you are experiencing Rio, please consider Jeanne's place - you will love it. One special extra we enjoyed was a few visits a day from her gorgeous cat Brigitte....sweet, friendly and respectful.