How they make gold medals for the Rio Olympics

For the Rio Olympics 2016, the 5,130 Olympic and Paralympic medals are being produced in Casa da Moeda do Brasil, the country’s mint — alongside its currency. It takes 48 hours to make each medal, so the mint has 80 people working on the medals around the clock. ----------------------------------------­­­­---------- Follow BI UK on Twitter: Follow BI UK On Facebook: Read more: ----------------------------------------­­­­---------- Business Insider UK is the largest business news site for British readers and viewers in the UK. Our mission: to tell you all you need to know about the big world around you. The BI UK Video team focuses on business, technology, strategy, and culture with an emphasis on unique storytelling and data that appeals to the next generation of leaders – the digital generation.