In the rolling landscapes of Alentejo, a bold vision is taking shape. In recent years, more sustainable communities and villages have emerged across the country, but few carry the ambition of NEOS, a 410-hectare conscious village born from the dreams of two remarkable people: Karen Aiyana Birch and Vincent Daranyi. For Vincent it all started in 2017, when at a personal development seminar, he had to envision his ultimate life, and there he saw a land with people, evolving and studying human ways of being. In 2023, a chance encounter at an airport, flying back to Lisbon, propelled everything forward. Vincent stood last in line to board the plane when a woman tapped his shoulder and asked, “Are you Vincent?” She was a reader of his newsletter, and an estate agent. The chances of that happeni