EVENT INFORMATION

7
July
1821

The slave ship Emília arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 415 people had been taken aboard and approximately 354 arrived.

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📅 7 July 1821 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Emília; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Moreira, Manoel Francisco; Captain: Leonardo, Severo. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 20 September 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons River (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 25 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro, condemned.

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