Our stay in our Copacabana apartment was exactly as expected, a brand-new apartment on the 10th floor in a lively area (just be aware for you light sleepers you can still hear traffic noise) just a block back from Copacabana beach. Alessandro could not have been more helpful throughout our initial communications and arrival process, even delivering a few additional brand new kitchen appliances within half an hour when we mentioned they would be helpful. His local tips also came in use. If we are ever back in Rio we'll definitely be contacting Alessandro again.