We had a great stay at Fernando’s apartment. Fernando and his wife gave us great advice on places to go and how to get there. Fernando also went out of his way to call us a special airport taxi at our departure. The place has an amazing view of Copacabana as the apartment is literally across the road from the beach. We felt the area was safe and the apartment block has 24h security. Their is a supermarket just 2 blocks away and the place is walking distance toward the train. All in all we would highly recommend this apartment.