The slave ship Picão arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 611 people had been taken aboard and approximately 550 arrived.

Vessel: Picão; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 160. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Albuquerque, Antônio Pedroso de; Captain: Picão, A. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 13 November 1840. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 41 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.