Emanoel Araújo (15 November 1940, Santo Amaro, Bahia – 7 September 2022, São Paulo) was a Brazilian artist, art curator, and museologist.

He also served as the director of numerous museums in Brazil, including the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo and Museu Afro Brasil, the latter of which he established in 2004.

[6] From 1992 to 2002, he was director of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, during which time the museum went under major renovations, including the installation of modern security and climate control systems.

[8] From 2004 to his death, he served as director of the Museu Afro Brasil, a museum dedicated to the culture and history of Afro-Brazilians.

[11] Emanoel Araújo's artworks are included in museum collections worldwide, including the piece Oxumaré (2022) in the collection of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida, which was featured in the show One Becomes Many next to Afro-Brazilian artists Rosana Paulino, Sonia Gomes, and Paulo Nazareth, among others.