EVENT INFORMATION

9
June
1811

The slave ship Pérola do Norte began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 9 June 1811 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Pérola do Norte; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Batista, Manoel Simões; Captain: Alfena, Manoel Xavier. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 20 February 1811. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 51 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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