The slave ship Mato Grosso departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

Vessel: Mato Grosso; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 240. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Batista, Manoel Simões; Captain: Melo, Francisco José de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 19 July 1816. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Quilimane (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.