Vera is the host you didn’t know you needed ;-). She is kind, smart, funny, very neat and her house is excellent. Full of beautiful African art, it made us feel at cozy and at home. The house has everything you could think of. We stayed there for a month and have no complaints about Vera or the apartment itself. We did had some disturbance caused by her neighbors downstairs (because of their visiting family) but Vera did everything in her power to make sure it stopped. 20 min walk down the street to the beach or center (the way back is UP ;-)). Plenty of other options: bus stops in front of flat. Anyway, No need to doubt, you can book her place. Enjoy your stay and make sure to eat a açaí bowl across the street.