Itaperuçu is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. The name Itaperuçu in the indigenous Guaraní language means literally "to make the big path of the rock". From Itá = rock; peru: wander, hike, and ussu: big. [2][3][4][5]
^"Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.