name: duino`s house in Rio de Janeiro
description: <b>The space</b><br />. I live 1 hour away from downtown in a location i describe as the boarder between Rio city and Rio`s country side. Vargem grande is sourended by mountains , fields and valleys and the local economy is focused in services regarding horse needs (There are several haras available and one can easily rent horsers for rides.), Places that sells vases, Plants, trees , treated soil etc , and Restaurants.  <br />Vargem Grande is considered today a Gastronomic center with excelent restaurants some of them with spectacular decoration and landscape views of the local geography. <br /> <br />i am only 5 minutes away from Rio`s best beachs which are Grumari and Prainha. They are both located in an ecological reserve where there is no construction whasoever, what makes tthem the cleanest beachs available around here.  <br /> <br />Last but not least, there are a lot of tracks avalable, some of them leading to small rivers, waterfaals and naturals pools. perfect for those who en