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

Vessel: Ceres; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Carvalho, Manoel Domingues de; Captain: Lisboa, Válter Martins da Silva. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 2 December 1811. 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: 48 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.