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Germans began settling in this area in 1914.

The colony of Virmond was settled by Volga Germans on 14 April 1879.

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.

Linha Taquari was one of the subunits of Colônia Octávio founded by Volga German settlers in 1878.

Carlos Alberto Schwan identifies Santa Maria in the Lapa Municipality as a place settled by Volga German immigrants to Brazil.

The colony of Santa Quitéria was settled by Volga Germans on 16 March 1879.

The families did not remain there long, assimilating into surrounding communities.

The colony of Pugas was founded by Volga Germans in the 1930s about 70 kilometers from the city of Palmeria. It was also known by the name Marcondes.  All that remains there is the cemetery.

A reconstruction of this village was built by Arnoldo Miller Bach, himself a Volga German descendant, and now operates like a museum.

The colony of Papagaios Novos was settled by Volga German Lutherans on 9 June 1879.

Settlement of Prudentópolis was instigated by the development of roads in the area beginning in 1882. When the Brazilian government decided to colonize the area, 1,500 Ukranian families settled there in 1895, and today approximately 75% of the population of the city is of Ukranian descent. Volga German families also moved there from the surrounding rural areas.

The city is named in honor of Brazilian president Prudente José de Morais Barros, the third president of Brazil (1894-1898).

Colônia Moema was one of the subunits of Colônia Octávio founded by Volga German settlers in 1878.

Most of the early Volga German settlers left Colônia Moema because of the dry farming conditions and poor soils. Polish immigrants took their place in Colônia Moema.