EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1813

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

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📅 1 August 1813 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Matutina do Rio; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Matos, Fernando Joaquim de; Captain: Nunes, Antônio. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 1 August 1813. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 74 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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