EVENT INFORMATION

20
October
1820

The slave ship Santana Flor de Luanda departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 20 October 1820 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santana Flor de Luanda; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Melo, José José de; Captain: Pereira, Silvestre Manoel; Captain: Silva, José Joaquim da; Investor: Silva, José Joaquim da; Captain: Costa, Manoel Ferreira da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 20 October 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 33 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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