| José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses | |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1814 |
| Birth Place: | Mancelos (Amarante) |
| Death Date: | 10 December 1879 |
| Death Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Office: | Colonial governor of Cape Verde |
| Term Start: | 25 April 1864 |
| Term End: | 11 February 1869 |
| Predecessor: | Carlos Joaquim Franco |
| Successor: | Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque |
| Office2: | Governor-general of Mozambique |
| Term Start2: | 10 August 1874 |
| Term End2: | 1 December 1877 |
| Predecessor2: | José Manuel Crispiniano da Fonseca |
| Successor2: | Francisco Maria da Cunha |
José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses (19 May 1814 – 10 December 1879) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was born on 19 May 1814 in Mancelos in northern Portugal. He was created Count of Costa by King Luís I in 1875. He was an older brother of Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses who was governor of Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.[1]
He was governor general of Cape Verde from 25 April 1864 until 11 February 1869, succeeding Carlos Joaquim Franco. He was succeeded by Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque.[2] On 10 August 1874, he was appointed governor general of Mozambique, succeeding José Manuel Crispiniano da Fonseca. He was succeeded by Francisco Maria da Cunha on 1 December 1877.[3]