EVENT INFORMATION

2
August
1810

The slave ship Amizade began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 2 August 1810 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Amizade; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Souza, Alexandre José da Silveira e; Investor: Braga, Adriano de Araujo. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 12 June 1810. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%.

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