The homestay is cozy and well located. The rooms are spacious, comfortable and silent, in a calm, typical residential area where you can experience the native’s way of life. There's a subway station five minutes walk from the Homestay. Arrival Instructions: From Airport: By Cab is the Best way. Ask the driver to go to Av. Maracanã, in front of Maracanã Stadium, Follow the avenue until the Extra Market, then 2nd. Right. Everyone knows where is Maracanã Stadium. Impossible to get lost. By Bus: Take the only bus that makes the shuttle service To Santos Dumont Domestic Airport Shuttle , and ask the driver to leave you at Rodoviária ( Interstate bus terminal). There, take the bus number 606 Rodoviária to Engenho de Dentro, and in 15 minutes jump off in front of Extra Market. Dona Delfina is the next parallel street. Parking is a gratitude. The homestay has no responsibility for any damages that may occur. In case of loss of keys, a tax will be charged on your credit card.

I speak German, English and a little Spanish. I was a Flight Attendant for ten years and later, a Portuguese teacher for foreigners. As a teacher, I offered my students tools to familiarize themselves with Brazilian culture. As a Flight Attendant, I transformed the residence into my aircraft, and on it, I offer onboard service in the form of a rich breakfast; comfort and cleanliness in the place you will stay and safety instructions on how to move around Rio de Janeiro.

Tijuca is a residential neigbohood in Rio close to City Center, where locals like to live due to it's life quality: good supermarkets, Malls, entertainment structure and restaurants; easy acess to all the places by subway, and big confortable apartments.