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

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 164. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Picon, Tormeala; Captain: Pascoal, Domingos. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 8 August 1844. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.