EVENT INFORMATION

20
October
1825

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

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📅 20 October 1825 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Boa Viagem; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 120. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cruz, João Alves da; Investor: Pinho, Manoel Soares; Captain: Franco, José Henriques; Captain: Pinto, Manoel Soares. The voyage began at Lisbon on 20 October 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: 40 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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