EVENT INFORMATION

23
August
1802

The slave ship Flor do Mar left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 623 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 23 August 1802 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Flor do Mar; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Medões, Bernardo da Silva; Investor: Coutinho, Anselmo da Fonseca. The voyage began at Lisbon on 26 November 1801. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.

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