EVENT INFORMATION

22
October
1812

The slave ship Dido arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 601 people had been taken aboard and approximately 517 arrived.

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📅 22 October 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Dido; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Domingues, Josén; Investor: Domingues, Josén; Captain: Brito, Diego Jorge. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 2 April 1812. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons River (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 54 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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