Joao and Sandra are excellent hosts. The apartment is immaculate and well located. Excellent internet and Joao and Sandra respond promptly to email if you have any questions. Grocery store is down the street. The Metro is about a 10 minute walk to purchase day passes, but the 28 trolley is just at the end of the street. Best to use that to get to the Metro. We used Google Maps to get to restaurants and took a screen shot of directions. We had a very enjoyable stay and I would highly recommend Joao and Sandra's place.