I had a wonderful stay at Manuela's! The place was perfect for my needs, great safe location, killer view, good value. Plenty of eating and drinking holes within walking distance. About 8 minutes to Sao Bento metro station. There's #28 tram, 2 mins from the apartment. The area is quite hilly - good exercise. Note, there is no lift, you have to walk up to the 3rd floor, shower pressure isn't amazing, but it's an old building, not much you can do about it, it wasn't a big deal to me. Highly recommended!