EVENT INFORMATION

27
November
1816

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

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📅 27 November 1816 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Silva, Amaro Velho da; Captain: Lopes, Francisco da Silva; Investor: Lopes, Francisco da Silva. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 27 November 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: 37 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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