Colombo: Historical Context In November 1877, a group of Italian immigrants consisting of 162 settlers—48 men, 42 women, 42 boys, and 30 girls—led by Father Angelo Cavalli, left Northern Italy from the Veneto region, including towns such as Nove, Cismon del Grappa, Maróstica, Bassano del Grappa, and Valstagna, and arrived in the lands of Paraná. Initially, these immigrants settled in Morretes at the Nova Itália Colony; later, they abandoned those lands and climbed the Serra do Mar toward Curitiba. In September 1878, this group of 40 Italian families received land from the Provincial Government demarcated into 80 lots—40 urban and 40 rural—located 23 km from Curitiba in the locality of Butiatumirim, which was named the “Alfredo Chaves” Colony. This name was a tribute to the then Inspector General of Lands and Colonization, Dr. Alfredo Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves. The official name change from Alfredo Chaves Colony to Colombo was due to a measure by the Provisional Republican Government through Decree No. 11 of January 8, 1890. This name was given in honor of the discoverer of the Americas, Christopher Columbus. As of July 14, 1932, through State Decree No. 1703, Colombo was renamed Capivari, and its territory was annexed to Bocaiúva do Sul. On August 9, 1933, by force of State Decree No. 1831, it returned to being called Colombo. On October 20, 1938, the residents of Colombo received sad news through State Decree No. 7573, which abolished the Municipality and annexed it to the capital, Curitiba. It was only on December 30, 1943, by State Decree No. 199, that the political and administrative power of Colombo was restored.