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

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Hyate (iate); estimated standardized tonnage: 175. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Silva, Vicente de Paula e; Captain: Vale, Vicente Ferreira; Captain: Brito, D J de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 20 September 1826. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 26 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.