Unfortunately we only had 1 night to spend in Rio, but Guilherme's apartment was a great place to spend it! The location of his apartment is amazing - about 1 block from Copacabana beach, near the Copacabana fort; it is walking distance to Ipanema. The street has little bars, pharmacy, supermarket, and a great New York pizza place. It is also very close to the Cantagalo metro stop which can take you in the direction of Centro. The building has 24-hour doormen who were very friendly. Guilherme was friendly and helpful, and we enjoyed having a few conversations with him, even though it was a very short stay. As described in the post, what he rents is his living room that has a partially blocked-off bedroom, so you can close the 2 doors to the rest of the apartment when you want privacy. The bed was very comfortable and there was plenty of room for our stuff. Even though the apartment is very high up, it faces the street so there is street and crowd noise during the day and at night (nothing earplugs didn't fix for me!) We had a great experience and I recommend it!