EVENT INFORMATION

18
August
1838

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

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📅 18 August 1838 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Barque; estimated standardized tonnage: 243. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 18 August 1838. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Ilha Grande. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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