Cynara and Fernando are amazing hosts!! Cynara has decorated the apartment outstanding and there is everything in the apartment that you need. They have thought of everything. The apartment is located in Flamengo which is a great neighborhood of Rio where you can feel more like a local and less of a tourist. It's a real neighborhood if you want to get the feel of what life is like in rio. The building is extremely safe with 24hour security and is located near great restaurants and bars and metro. Overall we had an excellent stay and even got to meet Cynara and Fernando in person and they walked us to the bus stop. Really a wonderful couple to meet with a great apartment that can give you an authentic feel of life in rio. Very well located and easy to get around from the apartment as well. Highly recommend