EVENT INFORMATION

19
February
1827

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

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📅 19 February 1827 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Tejo; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Santos, Joaquim Ferreira dos; Investor: Santos, Joaquim Ferreira dos; Captain: Rosa, João Luís da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 19 February 1827. 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: 74 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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