I stayed at Renan's place with 2 friends for a few days in August. Renan was a wonderful host, greeting us at the house when we arrived (even after we missed our flight an were very late).
The house was very clean, air conditioning worked perfectly. We even had a gift basket of pops an waters waiting upon our arrival!
The apartment is close to a lot of shopping places, and the Metro was within 5 minutes walking.
Great place to stay