EVENT INFORMATION

23
April
1798

The slave ship NS da Boa Viagem e S Lourenço left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 470 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 23 April 1798 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Boa Viagem e S Lourenço; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Braga, Adriano de Araújo; Captain: Siqueira, João Inácio de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 31 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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