The neighbourhood is surprisingly quiet and peaceful, aside from the city centre but well communicated (a bus stop right in front of the building). Short walk takes you to Lavadores beach and further to Afurada village with lots of good restaurants. If you need to get to somewhere at night you will need uber or night bus. Apparently the taxi drivers we met at Aliados Avenue did not want to go to the airport. The apartment is comfortable, clean and well equipped. What we liked most was a little balcony with the stunning view of the ocean and river. Gergely is very kind, super quick with responses and provides a lot of useful information. We even found a set of maps and a bus schedule on a table. Really recommendable!