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1
April
1799

The slave ship Americano arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 455 people had been taken aboard and approximately 440 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 1 April 1799 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Americano; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Pereira, José Gomes; Captain: Viegas, José Joaquim. The voyage began at Brazil, place unspecified. 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: 46 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%.

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