The slave ship Santíssimo Sacramento e NS Mãe dos Homens began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

Vessel: Santíssimo Sacramento e NS Mãe dos Homens; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Teles, Antônio de Souza; Investor: Lopes, José Pereira. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 13 December 1779. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 58 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.