EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1828

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

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📅 30 May 1828 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Fluminense; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guimarães, Francisco Luís da Costa; Captain: Machado, Francisco Domingos. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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