Almir Guineto (Almir de Souza Serra, 12 July 1946 - 5 May 2017) was a Brazilian sambista, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode. Almir Guineto was director of the samba school Salgueiro, a founder of the Fundo de Quintal samba group, and integrated the Originais do Samba group for 10 years before leaving for a solo career. Born on the Salgueiro hills in Rio de Janeiro in a family of musicians, he is credited as the man who introduced the banjo to samba