EVENT INFORMATION

23
April
1815

The slave ship Amizade began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 23 April 1815 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Amizade; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guimarães, Francisco José; Captain: Garcia, Francisco Correa. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 16 March 1815. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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