This was the best Airbnb we had in our time traveling across South America. Marco was an amazing host, with clear instructions for check-in and check-out, and super quick responses to any questions. The apartment is super cool, spacious and with all the amenities you need for either a short or long stay (full kitchen, washer/dryer, hot water, comfortable bed etc). It was gorgeously decorated with interesting art and vintage trinkets. A highlight was the vinyl player and music collection, which we put on everyday. The view from the balcony is gorgeous, we didn’t have the best weather but I can imagine that the deck would be incredible on a sunny day. The Santa Teresa neighbour is certainly interesting, Marco gave us some great recommendations which led us to a some great bars (where we drank way too much cachaca and listened to live samba music) and local restaurants for the best feijoada. Definitely catch the old school tram from right outside the apartment, which takes you downtown. Hopefully we will be back in Rio again soon, and look forward to staying at this awesome apartment again.