Melodia Brasileira

Melodia Brasileira (English: Brazilian Melody) is an annual music competition organised by Brazilian broadcaster Rede Horizonte. It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.

History
Brazil were the second country outside of the Eurasia region to begin competing in the Eurovision Song Contest starting in 1983, after Morocco competed in the 1980 contest. In the first year, the Brazilian entry, "Mateus" by Flores e Jakob, was selected internally, intended as a "one-off" special guest to honour the Eurovision Song Contest's Brazilian popularity. However, the invitation has been extended each year since, with Melodia Brasileira being first organised for the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.