1638–1775: Voyages from West Africa to Brazil were considerably shorter in duration compared to those destined for the Caribbean islands.

1638–1775: Voyages from West Africa to Brazil were considerably shorter in duration compared to those destined for the Caribbean islands. This geographic proximity contributed to lower shipboard mortality rates for captives bound for Brazilian plantations during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The specific configuration of South Atlantic currents facilitated these faster and more survival-prone passages. These differences in maritime logistics created distinct demographic outcomes for the African populations arriving in different regions of the Americas.