EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1816

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

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📅 1 August 1816 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Emília; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Loureiro, Domingos Gomes Duarte; Captain: Amorim, Domingos Fernandes de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 1 August 1816. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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