The slave ship Tentativa arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 700 people had been taken aboard and approximately 485 arrived.

Vessel: Tentativa; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Ship. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fonseca. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Quilimane (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro province. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 31.0%. Recorded outcome: Arrested by Brazil or given up to the Brazilian government.