The apartment is huge and clean! 2 floors, lots of room to fit very comfortably 6 people, and more if you want to squeeze a bit. The apartment has all amenities you might need. We also appreciated extra cable channels. 🙂
The things we were not thrilled about were: 1) there is no distance between the apartment and the favela, so you are basically in it. 2) This meant that during all weekend there was very loud music and noise until midnight, and there was general noise of a favela (chickens, small parties until very late). 3) The stairs to the 2nd floor are very small and steep, so be careful if tipsy. :)