EVENT INFORMATION

25
September
1824

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

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📅 25 September 1824 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Imperador do Brasil; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Vieira, José Inácio Vaz; Captain: Martins, Joaquim Custódio; Captain: Salgado, Aleixo Gomes. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 25 September 1824. 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: 127 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 47.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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