The Portuguese Final was held on February 24th at the Cinema Monumental in Lisbon, hosted by Fialho Gouveia & Manuela Moura Guedes. Before the final, there were 3 semi-finals. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries.
| 1 | Tema para um homem só | Song for a lonely man | Gonzaga Coutinho | 102 |
5th |
| 2 | Uma canção comercial | A commercial song | Pedro Osório S.A.R.L. | 123 |
3rd |
| 3 | Qualquer dia, quem diria | Someday, who would say | Concha |
78 |
6th |
| 4 | Eu só quero | I just want | Gabriela Schaaf | 132 | 2nd |
| 5 | Novo canto Português | New Portuguese singing | Tózé Brito |
110 |
4th |
| 6 | Cantemos até ser dia | Let us sing until the morning | Teresa Silva Carvalho |
52 |
9th |
| 7 | O combóio do Tua | The train of Tua | Florência |
63 |
8th |
| 8 | Quando chego a casa | When I arrive home | Manuel José Soares |
76 |
7th |
| 9 | Sobe sobe balão sobe | Rise rise balloon rise | Manuela Bravo | 149 |
1st |
Manuela Bravo came 9th at the ESC. Tózé Brito was a member of the group Gemini that represented Portugal in ESC 1978.