Tavares Bastos, Ponta Grossa Municipality, Paraná

Includes the following communities

Colônia Tavares Bastos

Streckerau (Brazil)

Tavares Bastos

History

Colônia Tavares Bastos (called Streckerau by the settlers) is located in the municipality (district) of Ponta Grossa in the state of Paraná, south southwest of the city of Ponta Grossa. It was settled by Roman Catholic immigrants most of whom came from the Volga German colony of Streckerau, although some had been born in other colonies and moved to Streckerau before immigrating to Brazil.

The first group arrived in Rio de Janeiro aboard the SS Argentina on 18 October 1876.

Sources

- Bohn, Jorge.
- Schwab, Carlos Alberto. Resumo Histórico e Genealogia dos Alemães do Volga. Ponta Grossa, Brazil: C.A. Schwab, 1997.

The following Volga German families settled in Tavares Bastos:

Becher

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Leichtling

Berger

Blattner

Breith

Burgardt

from