Agostinho José da Mota (18 June 1824 – 21 August 1878) was a Brazilian painter and teacher.

He lived in Rome from 1851 to 1855, and studied under the guidance of French landscape painter Jean-Achille Benouville.

Amongst his pupils, Modesto Brocos, Henrique Bernardelli, Pedro Peres, Firmino Monteiro and José Maria de Medeiros became well known.

He was the pioneer of outdoor painting in Brazil, preceding Georg Grimm, who received the credit for this.

In later life he faced financial difficulties, having to paint advertising hoardings to survive.