The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), organised a two-stage national final in order to select its entry for the 1995 contest in Dublin, Ireland.

Its least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on two occasions, most recently in 1974 with the song "E depois do adeus" performed by Paulo de Carvalho.

Six semi-finals featuring six artists each were held from which the votes of a jury panel consisting of João Maria Tudela, Miguel Ângelo and Nucha selected the winner to advance to Festival RTP da Canção 1995 from each show.

The competition took place at the Cinema Tivoli in Lisbon on 7 March 1995, hosted by Sofia Morais, Herman José and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Carlos Mendes, and broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional.

[9] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the seven countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 13 May 1995.