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

Vessel: Gavião; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 243. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cintra, Elias Coelho; Captain: Macedo, José Bento. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 28 August 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Left home port, no further record.