EVENT INFORMATION

18
July
1789

The slave ship NS da Guia S Antônio e Sr. do Bonfim departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 18 July 1789 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Guia S Antônio e Sr. do Bonfim; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gouvêa, Francisco José de; Captain: Ribeiro, Simão de Brito. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 18 July 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 64 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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