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

Vessel: Gavião; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cintra, Elias Coelho; Captain: Santos, João Pinto dos. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 4 December 1818. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: São Tomé or Princes Island (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Left home port, no further record.