EVENT INFORMATION

8
October
1765

The slave ship S Rita e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 8 October 1765 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S Rita e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ponte, Manoel da; Captain: Pontes, João Francisco. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 8 October 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lagos, Onim (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.

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