There are a considerable number of people who are descendants of the Dutch colonists in Paraíba (for example in Frederikstad, today João Pessoa - the second biggest Dutch city in Brazil during colonial period after Mauritsstad), Pernambuco, Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte.

[7] The majority of Dutch Brazilians reside in Espírito Santo, Paraná,[2] Rio Grande do Sul, Pernambuco and São Paulo.

[14] The majority of soldiers and marines who lived in the Nieuw-Holland were Dutch, Germans, Norwegians, Scots and Jews.

[17][18] The first Dutch immigrants to Brazil settled in Espírito Santo state from 1858 to 1862, establishing Holanda, a settlement.

Also arrived after Second World War were Eurasian refugees of mixed Indonesian and Dutch blood called Indos.

After a referendum in 1991 where 98% of the population voted in favor of political autonomy for the area, Holambra gained city status in January 1993.

In April 1998, that fact was recognized as Holambra gained the status of Estância Turística, touristic location.