| Itaguaçu | |
| Native Name: | Município de Itaguaçu |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Itaguaçu in Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -18.8°N -91°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Subdivision Name2: | Espírito Santo |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | February 17, 1915 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Darly Dettmann |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 532 |
| Elevation M: | 150 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 14,023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Itaguaçuense |
| Timezone1: | BRT |
| Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Itaguaçu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 14,023 (2020) and its area is 532km2. Itaguaçu has a population density of 26.6 per square kilometer. Itaguaçu has three districts: Itaimbé, Palmeira and Itaçu.
The name of the municipality is of Tupi origin: ita, meaning "rock", and guaçu, meaning "large".
Itaguaçu is characterized by several rocky peaks, including Pedra Paulista at 600m (2,000feet), Pico do Caparaó at 850m (2,790feet), 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.
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.
The Church of Matriz Nossa Senhora Medianeira de todas as Graças was built in the seat of the municipality in 1953. It was built in the Gothic Revival style with twin spires that rise to 48m (157feet). The Lutheran Church of Palmeira de Santa Joana (Templo de Palmeira de Santa Joana), located in the Palmeira district, was built in 1902. It is built in a style typical of Lutheran churches in the region with one tower and three bells.