The slave ship Esperança arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 540 people had been taken aboard and approximately 465 arrived.

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gomes, Miguel Ferreira; Captain: Pereira, Joaquim Manoel. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%.