EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1824

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

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📅 14 August 1824 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Loureiro, Joaquim José da Silva; Captain: Ferreira, João Antônio; Investor: Ferreira, João Antônio. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 1824. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 47 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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