EVENT INFORMATION

28
April
1828

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

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📅 28 April 1828 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Amazona; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pinto, Manoel Guedes; Investor: Pinto, Manoel Guedes; Captain: Santos, José Rodrigues dos. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 28 April 1828. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (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: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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