The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the Auditório Europa in Lisbon, hosted by Fialho Gouveia & Manuela Moura Guedes. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury in two rounds of voting – the first to select the top 6 songs and the second to select the winner.
| 1 | Tricot de cheiros | Collection of smells | Zélia Rodrigues |
7 |
– |
9th |
| 2 | Uma canção amiga | A friendly song | António Sala |
10 |
82 |
6th |
| 3 | O barquinho da esperança | The boat of hope | Doce |
2 |
– |
11th |
| 4 | Já pode ser tarde | It can be too late | Quinteto de Paulo de Carvalho |
9 |
– |
7th |
| 5 | Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te | I love you, I cry your name, I hate you, I adore you | Adelaide Ferreira |
11 |
109 |
5th |
| 6 | Silêncio e tanta gente | Silence and so many people | Maria Guinot |
17 |
150 |
1st |
| 7 | Num olhar | In a look | Marisa |
0 |
– |
13th= |
| 8 | A padeirinha de Aljubarrota | Aljubarrota’s little baker | Banda Tribo |
12 |
113 |
3rd |
| 9 | Pelo fim da tarde | By the end of the afternoon | Samuel |
14 |
140 |
2nd |
| 10 | O nosso reencontro | Our new meeting | Isabel Soares |
0 |
– |
13th= |
| 11 | Este quadro | This picture | Samuel & Cristina |
0 |
– |
13th= |
| 12 | Noticias vêm, noticias vão | News comes, news goes | Rita Ribeiro |
1 |
– |
12th |
| 13 | Que coisa é esta vida | What a strange thing life is | Paco Bandeira |
11 |
110 |
4th |
| 14 | Cidade mar | Sea city | José Campos e Sousa |
0 |
– |
13th= |
| 15 | Canto de passagem | Passage singing | Fernando Tordo |
6 |
– |
10th |
| 16 | Maneira de ser | Way to be | Samuel |
8 |
– |
8th |
Maria Guinot previously came 3rd in the 1981 Portuguese Final. At the ESC she was 11th. Doce represented Portugal in ESC 1982. Two members of the group – Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha – also represented Portugal in ESC 1978 (in the group Gemini). Paulo De Carvalho & Fernando Tordo were both in the group ‚Os Amigos‘ that represented Portugal in ESC 1977. Paulo also represented Portugal in 1974 & Fernando Tordo did the same in 1973.