The third and last victory of Brazil took place in Washington D.C. in 1983 with the song "Estrela de papel" sung by Jessé.

In total, Brazil managed to reach ten times the top 10.

[1] Brazil hosted the OTI Festival in 1973, after winning the song contest the previous year, according to the original rules.

The festival was held in the Palácio das Artes [pt] in Belo Horizonte.

The stage of the festival had soft colors, a background zone for the orchestra and a central platform where the performers competed and the event was presented by Walter Forster and Íris Lettieri [pt].