Portugal has several summer music festivals , such as '' Festival Sudoeste '' in Zambujeira do Mar , '' Festival de Paredes de Coura '' in Paredes de Coura , '' Festival Vilar de Mouros '' near Caminha , Boom Festival in Idanha-a-Nova Municipality , '' NOS Alive '' , '' Sumol Summer Fest '' in Ericeira , '' Rock in Rio Lisboa '' and '' Super Bock Super Rock '' in Greater Lisbon . Out of the summer season , Portugal has a large number of festivals , designed more to an urban audience , like Flowfest or Hip Hop Porto . Furthermore , one of the largest international Goa trance festivals takes place in central Portugal every two years , the Boom Festival , that is also the only festival in Portugal to win international awards : European Festival Award 2010 – Green 'n' Clean Festival of the Year and the Greener Festival Award Outstanding 2008 and 2010 . There is also the student festivals of '' Queima das Fitas '' are major events in a number of cities across Portugal . In 2005 , Portugal held the MTV Europe Music Awards , in Pavilhão Atlântico , Lisbon . Furthermore , Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev with the song " Amar pelos dois " presented by Salvador Sobral , and subsequently hosted the 2018 contest at the Altice Arena in Lisbon
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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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