Dear João and Filipa!
Thank you for all of your help and quick responses.
Special thanks to Rute she was kind and welcoming, upon our arrival she showed us around and recommended many places worth for visit. We have been informed that the appt. and the flats in the surrandings had been built in order to accommodate the workers of the sugar factory which was supposed to be situated in the neighborhood. Therefore the flat was redesigned in order to be more comfortable. However we have spent our time out in the city we enjoyed having a rest in the overall well equipped flat. The bed was very confy :). The only thing is that sometimes the street was noisy as the windows of the bedroom are facing to the street. Anyway thank you for beeing so helpful and accommodating us.