The slave ship Dois de Fevereiro left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 500 people had been taken aboard.

Vessel: Dois de Fevereiro; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 232. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Silva, Ezequiel Gomes da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 1840. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 25.0%. Recorded outcome: Vice-Admiralty Court, British Guiana, condemned.