Day 3 in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

After taking a couple of days off from the gym, I went to the Pestana gym to lift. The view from the gym was beautiful, with a line of sight over the beach and the cerulean ocean. I sunbathed on the rooftop by the pool after setting my out of office automatic reply in Outlook. I jumped in and out of the water to cool off in the heat of the mid-morning sun. I showered, got ready, and we went to the botanical garden of Rio de Janeiro near the lagoon. I bought a coconut from the coconut man (because what else are you going to do Brazil besides drink coconut water all the time) and we were immediately informed I could not enter the botanical garden until I'd finished the coconut. The garden itself is beautiful, with various ponds, fountains, themed areas such as a Japanese garden. I appreciated the orchid house. I think it's a testament to the perfect climate in Brazil for growing plants, as they didn't even need to really climate control the orchids in the orchid house. They all just…