▁har bor ▁and ▁a ▁supply ▁of ▁fresh ▁food ▁— ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁and ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁no ▁obst acles ▁to ▁it ▁anyway ." ▁ ▁The ▁Company ▁attempted ▁su ing ▁Sch ä f fer ▁for ▁dam ages ▁but ▁he ▁counter - att ack ed , ▁demand ing ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁business ▁exp enses , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁Company ▁found ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁simply ▁let ▁him ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁Germany . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁established ▁a ▁permanent ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ; ▁Ka um ual ii , ▁the ▁only ▁al ly ▁of ▁Rus si ans , ▁was ▁sub du ed ▁by ▁K ame h ame ha ' s ▁son ▁and ▁successor ▁Li h oli ho . ▁ ▁Brazil ian ▁advent ures ▁Instead ▁of ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Europe , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁Sch ä f fer ▁organized ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁Germ ans ▁asp iring ▁to ▁fle e ▁their ▁hom eland ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁Sch ä f fer ' s ▁group ▁was ▁granted ▁lands ▁in ▁Bah ia ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁Frank ent hal , ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁German ▁settlement ▁in ▁Brazil ▁( present - day ▁Il hé us ). ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁dispatch ed ▁Sch ä f fer ▁to ▁Frankfurt ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁more ▁European ▁sett lers . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁sty ling ▁himself