EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1830

The slave ship Economia arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 279 people had been taken aboard and approximately 273 arrived.

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📅 16 March 1830 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Economia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferreira, João Antônio; Investor: Ferreira, João Antônio; Captain: Caldas, Francisco Elesbão Correa. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port 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: 39 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%.

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