EVENT INFORMATION

14
November
1827

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

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📅 14 November 1827 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Luís de Camões; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gomes, Miguel Ferreira; Captain: Araújo, Manoel Ferreira de; Captain: Francisco, Jerônimo. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 14 November 1827. 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: 33 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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