We had a perfect and wonderful stay at Marcelo's studio over the Holidays! Marcelo is a tremendous host which made our stay even better. He provided us with care packages of food and drink, information about Rio, and stuff for the beach. He arranged for his friend to pick us up and drop us off at the airport. He also helped us find the perfect Reveillon (New Years Eve) party on Copacabana Beach (awesome experience!). The studio is small but very nice, clean, secure and functional. The location could not be better - right by Ipanema Beach and very close to Copacabana Beach. We would recommend Marcelo and his studio to anyone and we plan on telling all of our friends and family about our great experience.