EVENT INFORMATION

16
October
1827

The slave ship S Amaro began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 16 October 1827 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S Amaro; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gomes Neto, João; Captain: Bitencourt, Manoel Cardoso. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (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: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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