EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1846

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

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📅 7 April 1846 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Brasiliense; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 218. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rios, Joaquim Alves da Cruz; Captain: Araújo, Francisco José de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 7 April 1846. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 20 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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