Linhó is an affluent village in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera, known for its resorts,^[1] restaurants,^[2] and its two prominent gated communities, Quinta da Penha Longa and Quinta da Beloura.^[3][4] Linhó is home to a large expatriate community, the only American school in Portugal (Carlucci American International School of Lisbon), and has hosted a Bilderberg Meeting.^[5]

Linhó is known for its gourmet culinary scene,^[6] including, artisanal food shops,^[7][8][9] fine dining, and events like Christmas markets and its annual Artisanal Beer Festival.^[10][11][12]

The Igreja da Penha Longa and its Hieronymite convent date originally to the 14th century, but the church's current interior dates from the reign of Cardinal-King Henry I of Portugal, in the 16th century.^[13]

On 12 April 1903, the Grupo União Recreativa do Linhó (Linhó Recreational Union), a society for local civic life, is founded.

Famed South African poet Roy Campbell lived in Linhó in the 1950s, from 1956 until his death.^[14]

Marcelo Caetano, 101st Prime Minister of Portugal and last leader of the Estado Novo regime, had his summer home in Linhó. Beginning in 1958, Caetano, then an ousted politician and Rector of the University of Lisbon, began using his Linhó home to host meetings and plan his assent to become Prime Minister, which he became in 1968.^[15] A street is name for him in Linhó, despite attempts to change the name owing to Caetano's relationship to the Etsado Novo regime.

In 1998, Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, inaugurated the newly built campus of the American International School of Lisbon in Linhó.^[16]

The 1999 Bilderberg Meeting was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa Resort in Quinta da Penha Longa.^[17]

Linhó is near to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Pena National Palace, Queluz National Palace, and the Historic Centre of Sintra, as well as numerous landmarks and sites within the larger Portuguese Riviera. Linhó is a prominent gastronomy, spa, and resort destination.

The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon is the oldest American school in the Iberian Peninsula and the only U.S. State Department-sanctioned school in Portugal.

In 2020, TASIS Schools, a highly ranked private Swiss group of international boarding schools, established TASIS Portugal in Linhó.^[35]

• Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer^[36]
• Bryan Adams - Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician ^[37]
• Marcelo Caetano, 101st Prime Minister of Portugal^[15]
• José Sócrates, 117th Prime Minister of Portugal^[38][39]
• Dânia Neto, Portuguese model and actress^[40][41]
• Roy Campbell, famed South African poet^[42]
• Artur Pizarro - Portuguese concert pianist
• Suzanne Anton - Canadian politician, former Attorney General of British Columbia^[43]
• Pedro Pinto - Chief of Press for UEFA, former CNN International anchor ^[44]
• Shahal M. Khan, American owner of the Plaza Hotel in New York City

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