EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1813

The slave ship S José e S Rita departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 7 April 1813 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S José e S Rita; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Paraíso, Francisco de Souza; Captain: Espírito Santo, Francisco Xavier do. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 7 April 1813. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lagos, Onim (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 21.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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