EVENT INFORMATION

18
April
1812

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

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📅 18 April 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Pélida; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Barbosa, Luís Antônio Fernandes; Captain: Magalhães, Francisco de Melo de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 18 April 1812. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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