The First German Communities
| Place | Date | Place of origin of the settlers |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Friburgo (RJ) | 1819 | Switzerland, Rhineland, Saxony, Bohemia |
| São Leopoldo (RS) | 1824 | Hunsrück, Saxony, Württemberg, Saxe-Coburg |
| Santo Amaro (SP) | 1829 | Hunsrück |
| Petrópolis (RJ) | 1837 | Kastellaun, Mosel, Bingen, Nassau, Ingelheim, Wörrstadt, Darmstadt, Rhineland |
| Santa Cruz (RS) | 1849 | Rhineland, Pomerania, Silesia |
| Santo Ângelo (RS) | 1857 | Rhineland, Saxony, Pomerania |
| Nova Petrópolis (RS) | 1859 | Pomerania, Saxony, Bohemia |
| Teutônia (RS) | 1868 | Westphalia |
| São Lourenço do Sul (RS) | 1857 | Pomerania, Rhineland |
| Blumenau (SC) | 1850 | Pomerania, Holstein, Hanover, Braunschweig, Saxony |
| Brusque (SC) | 1860 | Baden, Oldenburg, Rhineland, Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein, Braunschweig |
| Pomerode (SC) | 1861 | Pomerania |
| Joinville (SC) | 1851 | Pomerania, Prussia, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hanover, Switzerland |
| Curitiba (PR) | 1851 | Volga Germans |
| Guarapuava (PR) | 1951 | Swabian Germans; Swabia |
| Santa Isabel (ES) | 1847 | Hunsrück, Pomerania, Rhineland, Prussia, Saxony |
| Santa Leopoldina (ES) | 1857 | Pomerania, Rhineland, Prussia, Saxony, Switzerland, Tirol, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Santa Maria de Jetibá (ES) | 1857 | Pomerania |
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