Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Uma flor de verde pinho", composed by José Niza, with lyrics by Manuel Alegre, and performed by Carlos do Carmo.

Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) held the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1976 at its Lumiar studios in Lisbon on 7 March 1976, hosted by António Vitorino de Almeida, Ana Zanatti, and Eládio Clímaco.

On 22 February, the eight compositions were presented to the general public, on RTP1 and on the 23 on RTP2, although the respective authors and composers were not yet known.

[3] On the night of the final, Carmo performed 15th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Monaco.

At the close of the voting the song had received 24 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries.