Portugal in the GreatVision Song Contest 12

On 4th June 2018, Radio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced that they will return to the contest after being absent for 3 editions. Then on 9th June 2018 it was announced that they will continue a national final format to select the song, whilst the artist would be selected internally. RTP have always conducted a national final every time that they participated called "Ótimos RTP Show" (Great RTP Show). In the eighth edition, the last time Portugal was present, Portugal qualified for the final finishing 13th in the final.
== Before GreatVision 12 ==
 On 4th June 2018, Radio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced that they will return to the contest after being absent for 3 editions. Then on 9th June 2018 it was announced that they will continue a national final format to select the song, whilst the artist would be selected internally.
===Internal selection===
RTP announced that they will select the artist in late June/early July 2018, via an internal selection. On 12 June 2018, it was announced that they've chosen Fernando Daniel as their entrant.
===Uma canção para Fernando Daniel===
RTP announced that they will use a national final to select the song, which will take place in late June/early July 2018. 3 songs will compete from one artist to go to the twelfth edition. Later 2 songs were chosen by RTP:
Language 	Song 	English Translation	Place	Voting %
Portuguese	"Nada mais"	Nothing Else 	1 	50
Portuguese	"Mágoa" 	Hurt 	2 	50
Due to a tie, the Portuguese delegation had a vote to decide the winner, choosing "Nada mais".