Portugal: Festival RTP da Canção 1997
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Festival RTP da Canção 1997 – Heats
| Date | 25 January - 22 February 1997 |
| Location | Lumiar RTP Studios |
| City | Lisbon |
| Host | Isabel Angelino |
| Voting | 100% televoting |
Five heats were held, where the winner from each heat qualified to the final along with three pre-qualified songs.
Final
Festival RTP da Canção 1997 – Final
| Date | 7 March 1997 |
| Location | Coliseu dos Recreios |
| City | Lisbon |
| Hosts | António Sala Cristina Caras Lindas |
| Voting | 20 regional juries (20/21) Televoting (1/21) |
