Nélson Correia de Araújo (Capela, Sergipe, 4 September 1926 - Salvador, 7 April 1993) was a Brazilian writer.
He was a renowned author of numerous books on the history and people of Brazil, writer, publisher, copyholder, translator, photographer, journalist, reporter, folklore researcher and a professor the History of Theater at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).