EVENT INFORMATION

6
December
1827

The slave ship S Amaro left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 367 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 6 December 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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