The slave ship NS da Natividade e S Francisco Xavier began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

Vessel: NS da Natividade e S Francisco Xavier; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Costa, Francisco Honorato da; Captain: Azevedo, André Avelino de. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%.