Preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup are in full swing in Rio de Janeiro.<br/> <br />But it's not just the famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana that are getting spruced up for the competition.<br/> <br />On Saturday, Rio's hillside slums - known as favelas - got a little makeover of their own.<br/> <br />Volunteers join residents to paint around the area of Santa Marta.<br/> <br />It's a project sponsored by the paint company, Coral.<br/> <br />Delphine is an exchange student from France.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) DELPHINE, EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM FRANCE TAKING PART IN PROJECT TO PAINT SANTA MARTA FAVELA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I don't think that we will help to solve the daily problems here but I think that yes it will help to bring some color and joy for the residents of the community."<br/> <br />Residents of the favelas face health and safety risks every day posed by untreated waste, spliced power cables and unregulated construction.<br/> <br />They are often run by drug gangs.<br/> <br />One Santa Marta resident says th
