title: 1981 in Portugal
text: # 1981 in Portugal
  
  Events in the year 1981 in Portugal.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: António Ramalho Eanes
  * Prime Minister: Diogo de Freitas do Amaral (interim, until 9 January), Francisco Pinto Balsemão (since 9 January)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 9 January - Establishment of the VII Constitutional Government of Portugal.
  * 4 September - Establishment of the VIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with Carlos Paião and the song "Playback".
  
  ## Sports
  
  In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1980–81 Primeira Divisão and 1981–82 Primeira Divisão.
  
  * 1 and 8 December - 1981 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  