Castelinho38 is a divinely appointed guest house in the safe, beautiful and lively neighborhood of Santa Teresa, in Rio. I stayed there as a solo female traveler and felt very confident walking from the Castelinho at night to all of the great nightspots along the neighbourhood's main artery, where you can hear wonderful live and informal samba, chorinho, and bossanova sessions. The owners and staff at Castelinho will take excellent care of you and see to your every need. There, you can grab a beer from the honour bar, sit back in a hammock, listen to the groovy sounds they have playing, and behold the gloriousness of Guanabara Bay, the intoxicating scents of all the surrounding flora, and the pleasant (and never overly loud) pulsating sounds of the best city on Earth!
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