In 2022, I interviewed journalist Mariana Ayrez, who opened my eyes to the relevance of Perifacon. She reiterated that “while other events promote pop culture and bring together artists and the public, they have a lot of incentive from private business players. Meanwhile, Perifacon delivers geek culture, love, and fun to all involved independent of their budget. Their main goal is accessibility.”

Delgado believes that whereas Perifacon calls consideration to social inequality, it additionally promotes artists from these marginalized communities and showcases their merchandise to a public that desires them and might’t get them in some other method. Favela affect is in every single place in Brazilian artwork, tradition, and sports activities.

“The favela is the powerhouse that people already know. However, brands and enterprises are still after the same profile of people that already have access to everything. We know this because of the lack of support to unfavored areas,” Ayrez explains.

Meanwhile, for the younger folks rising up within the favelas, the conference is an occasion to stay up for. “Perifacon is everything that the 12-year-old Eduardo dreamed of being part of, as he grew up being bullied for liking ‘weird’ things,” says Marques.

“My experiences outside the hood with people from other social classes showed me how prejudice operates in a systematic way, he says. “The simple fact that I come from the favela and I like comics fascinated the rich kids. My experiences as a nerd were marked by a series of contradictions, stereotypes, and conflicting images. However, at the same time, it is an honor to be able to affirm myself as a hood nerd even with those setbacks.”

Delgado and her colleagues have plans to maintain Perifacon going, and to increase entry to tech and gaming sooner or later to the communities that want it probably the most. “My dream is to take Perifacon to other Brazilian states and that we’ll be invited by the local authorities to work toward it. I’d take Perifacon to any place in Brazil.”

Meanwhile, Ayrez expects the occasion will develop to the purpose that the manufacturers and personal sector actors will compete to see who can help it. “I hope that they keep this amazing work that discovers talents in each edition, that brings joy to many people who for many reasons can’t go to the mainstream events.”

Ramos cites the work of Hong Kong thinker Yuk Hui and his idea of technodiversity as one mind-set about what the group desires to do with Perifacon. “I think that Perifacon is part of a movement of a non-colonized innovation that, in the future, may become part of the overall cultural industry,” she says. The conference will in the end change into a product by itself, however one which exhibits the world that “besides gaming and nerd culture, the favela has untapped talent in fashion, cuisine, and so on.”