Manoel Pinto da Fonseca (slave trader)

Manoel Pinto da Fonseca
Born(1804-10-10)10 October 1804
Moure, Porto, Portugal
Died(1855-10-20)20 October 1855
Paris, France

Manoel Pinto da Fonseca (10 October 1804 – 20 October 1855) was a 19th-century businessman described as "the most notorious slave dealer in all Brazil".[1] His business was a "highly organized mercantile house capable of operating on four continents" and may have had up to 50 employees.[2]

  1. ^ Hill, Lawrence F. (1931). "The Abolition of the African Slave Trade to Brazil". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 11 (2): 169–197. doi:10.2307/2506274. ISSN 0018-2168. JSTOR 2506274.
  2. ^ Karasch, Mary (1967). The Brazilian Slavers and the Illegal Slave Trade 1836–1851 (PDF) (M.A. thesis). University of Wisconsin. pages 13 (deported), 27 ("highly organized")