EVENT INFORMATION

9
September
1814

The slave ship Dido arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 506 people had been taken aboard and approximately 497 arrived.

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📅 9 September 1814 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Dido; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Tavares, João Inácio; Captain: Pegado, José Gregório. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 24 February 1814. 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: 41 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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