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

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gomes, Miguel Ferreira; Captain: Fontes, Joaquim Maria Pereira. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 10 November 1826. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.