The slave ship Americana departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

Vessel: Americana; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Smack. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Leal, João José; Investor: Leal, João José; Investor: Cunha, Ângelo da Silva; Captain: Sampaio, Joaquim João de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 7 May 1802. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 44 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%.