EVENT INFORMATION

10
August
1820

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

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📅 10 August 1820 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lucônia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Charrua. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Costa, Desidério Manoel da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 10 August 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 76 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 30.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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