Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor.

He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.

[2] In 1976, Xavier co-directed A Queda along with Ruy Guerra, a sequel to Os Fuzis.

It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize.

[3] Xavier died on 10 May 2017 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, of a lung disease.