Why we started Calma

We are a small, licensed moving company in Lisbon, built around one idea: you should know the price before anything leaves the house.

The problem we kept seeing

Moving in Lisbon usually means one of two bad options. Either an hourly crew whose meter runs while the lift is busy and the traffic is bad, so you find out the price when it is too late to argue. Or a company that will not talk to you in your own language, and a move is the worst possible time to be guessing at what was agreed.

What we do differently

We quote a fixed price in writing after a ten-minute video call, and that is the price you pay. The risk of a slow day sits with us, not with you. We photograph your belongings and both homes before and after, so nothing is ever a matter of one person's word against another's.

Licensed, insured, and on the books

We are a registered Portuguese company. Every move is covered by goods-in-transit insurance, our crews are properly employed and insured for accidents at work, and every job comes with a proper invoice — which matters if your employer reimburses relocation costs.

Small on purpose

We run one van and one crew, and we would rather be the best at small and medium moves than average at everything. That is why we do not take on pianos, safes or international removals yet — and why the same people who quoted your move are the ones who carry it.

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