Itaguaçu

History

Itaguaçu was first colonized in the second half of the 14th century by Francisco da Silva Coutinho, Antônio Gonçalves Ferreira, Major José Vieira de Carvalho and José Teodoro de Andrade. The first settlement was on the Santa Joana River, and also called Santa Joana. It was later known as Boa Família and finally as Itaguaçu. A later wave of settlement came with the Italian immigration to Brazil of the late 19th century. Several families from San Cassiano de Treviso in the Italian province of Treviso. They worked for another native of Treviso in Santa Catarina for three years before twelve families moved to Boa Família in 1882.

Geography

Itaguaçu is characterized by several rocky peaks, including Pedra Paulista at , Pico do Caparaó at , Pedra do Barro Preto, the symbol of the municipality, and several others. Several waterfalls dot the town, notably the Cachoeira do Christófari. Itaguaçu borders the municipalities of Baixo Guandu to the northeast, Colatina to the north, São Roque do Canaã to the east, Itarana to the south, Laranja da Terra to the southeast, and Santa Teresa to the southeast.

Most-observed species

• African Hermit Spider

  Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) · Arachnida
  48
• Burrowing Owl

  Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) · Aves
  36
• Rufous Hornero

  Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  32
• Giant African snail, East African Land Snail

  Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) · Gastropoda
  29
• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  28
• western honey bee

  Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  21
• Silver Argiope

  Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) · Arachnida
  20
• Gray Wall Jumper

  Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831) · Arachnida
  19