Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.

The strongest part of the local economy is a chicken processing industry called Super Frango, which is one of the largest in the state.

Super Frango is one of the largest poultry companies in the country of Brasil.

The infant mortality rate was 25.11 (in 1,000 live births) Human Development Index All data are from 2000 For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br The city has its origins in the seventeenth century when gold seekers arrived in the region.

With the name Curralinho it became a vila in 1868 and finally a municipality in 1924 with the name Itaberaí, which means River of Bright Rocks in Tupi-Guarani.