[3] The idea for PerifaCon emerged in September 2018 in a group of seven young black people from the periferia: Andreza Delgado, Igor Nogueira, Mateus Ramos, Matheus Polito, Luíze Tavares, Gabrielly Oliveira and Pedro Okuyama.
[8][5][1] In addition to activities related to pop culture and the presence of artists such as Marcelo D'Salete, Ivan Reis, Rafael Calça, Jefferson Costa, Adriana Melo and Joe Prado, among others, there were also concerts by bands and dance groups from that region.
[13][14][15] A cosplay contest dedicated to the black community was also held, with 17 participants dressing up and playing pop culture characters, running for a prize with the winner being determined by popular vote.
According to the definition of those responsible for the event, the main objective of the contest was "to promote, value and strengthen the identity and manifestations of peripheral, black and LGBTQI+ people in the universe of nerd, geek and pop entertainment".
The books released were: Thomas: La Vie en Rose, by Arthur Pigs; Crianças Selvagens, by Gabú Brito; Quando a Música Acabar, by Isaque Sagara; Pomo, by Eryk Souza; Shin, by Isaac Santos; and Para Todos os Tipos de Vermes, by Kione Ayo.
[21][22] After their experience with the organization of the first edition of PerifaCon and the Narrativas Periféricas project, Andreza Delgado, Gabrielly Oliveira, Igor Nogueira and Luize Tavares opened the company PerifaCon Comunicação e Produção Cultural to organize the following editions of the event, do curatorship for professionals from the periferia, do curatorship for events and releases by major studios, in addition to consulting for large companies that want to strengthen relationships with periferia groups.
As of the second season, which began on June 17, 2020, the podcast started to count on the support of Spcine and the Municipal Department of Culture of São Paulo, with production by CLAV Music.