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

Vessel: Maria; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 210. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Soares, Manoel José da Costa; Investor: Pereira, Antônio Martins; Captain: Lopes, Sebastião; Captain: Pestana, Henrique José; Captain: Faria, Gregório José de. The voyage began at Lisbon on 3 May 1825. 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: 43 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%.