Elvira de Freitas (1927 – 2015) was a composer and pianist and one of the first female orchestral conductors in Portugal.

At the age of 17 she entered the National Conservatory of Lisbon, studying piano with Lourenço Varela Cid and composition with Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos and with António Eduardo de Costa Ferreira, who had also been her father's teacher.

This won first prize in the Lisbon Marching Competition, promoted by the national radio station, Emissora Nacional, and became very popular.

She stayed with the Emissora Nacional for twelve years, with a repertoire based on Portuguese folk melodies and her compositions of light music.

As a high school singing teacher she produced several pieces of choral music, as well as a cantata.