The slave ship Vigilante arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 354 people had been taken aboard and approximately 295 arrived.

Vessel: Vigilante; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Melo, Francisco Xavier Álvares de; Investor: Salazar, Francisco José Fernandes. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 97 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.