"Pros: Large apartment. Good wifi. Some English TV options. Well equipped kitchen . Some supermarkets within 2-4 minute walk. Cons: It’s a ground floor apartment so only a couple steps to climb, but you can hear neighbours talking right outside the closed windows. What seems like a watchman or lot attendant would sit on a bench right below the kitchen window and chat with people for hours at times. It was like having someone inside the apartment. This always stopped by about 9pm so it wasn’t really an issue, but it is a disadvantage of being on the ground floor. The neighbourhood is not so appealing but in 5 minutes you can walk to Quebra Kanela beach, or take a 2 euro taxi to eat on the Plateau." ~Chris