EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1822

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

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📅 5 July 1822 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Zéfiro; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guimarães, Constantino Dias Pinheiro; Captain: Monteiro, José Albuquerque Xavier. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 5 July 1822. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Quilimane (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 48 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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