Roberto Menescal (born October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian composer, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and pioneer of bossa nova.

Menescal has performed in Latin music genres such as Música popular brasileira (Brazilian pop), bossa nova, and samba.

He formed one of the earliest bossa nova bands with Bebeto, Henrique, João Mário, and Luís Carlos Vinhas.

[2] He spread bossa nova through performances and concerts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, such as the I Festival de Samba Session.

He composed music for movies and television and was a sideman in the studio for Nara Leão, Elis Regina, Jair Rodrigues, and Claudette Soares.