EVENT INFORMATION

14
December
1798

The slave ship NS da Boa Morte e Dois Irmãos arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 70 people had been taken aboard and approximately 58 arrived.

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📅 14 December 1798 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Boa Morte e Dois Irmãos; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gastão, José Ribeiro de Assa; Investor: Gastão, José Ribeiro de Assa; Captain: Ventura, Jacinto José. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: São Tomé or Princes Island (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%.

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