Nos limites do tráfico de escravos: o caso da escuna Emília e o processo de extinção do comércio de almas no Brasil (1808-1850)

Abstract

On 14th of February 1821 was seized near the latitude of 3° 50 North and longitude 3° 30 East to vessel called Emília. It was a schooner that sailed under the Portuguese flag. It was carrying slaves bound for Bahia and his capture was carried out by a British warship the Morgiana, commanded by captain Willian Finlaison. The seizure of this schooner is within the context of extinction of the slave trade, specifically in the scope of treaties and agreements signed between Portugal - and later the Empire of Brazil - and England, to end the souls of trade. Thus, it aims of this study was to reflect on the subject of transformations occurred in the end dynamic of the slave trade in Brazil , with emphasis on the mechanisms of repression and surveillance of illegal trade; pondering the agents involved and how they were articulated and giving attention to interests Africans in the process. Thus, the ultimate goal is to understand how difficult it could be the extinction of a business marked mainly by two variables: the cruelty and profitability.