The slave ship NS da Purificação e S Antônio da Barra began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

Vessel: NS da Purificação e S Antônio da Barra; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pereira, Luís Nunes; Investor: Pereira, Luís Nunes; Investor: Azevedo, Álvares Afonso de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 27 September 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.