EVENT INFORMATION

20
August
1828

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

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📅 20 August 1828 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Galiana; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Porto, Antônio Alves da Silva; Investor: Porto, Antônio Alves da Silva; Captain: Viana, José Pinto de Araújo. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 20 August 1828. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 20 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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