EVENT INFORMATION

7
October
1828

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

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📅 7 October 1828 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bela Brasileira; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gomes, Miguel Ferreira; Captain: Santos, José Antônio dos; Investor: Santos, José Antônio dos. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 7 October 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: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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