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havia muitas pessoas

there were many people

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there were many people Used to say that a place had a large number of people. 'Havia' is the past tense of 'há' in the sense of 'there is/are'.
PO: Havia muitas pessoas na praia ontem.
EN: There were many people at the beach yesterday.

Havia muitas pessoas no parque.

There were many people in the park.

Havia muitas pessoas lá?

Were there many people there?

Não havia muitas pessoas na piscina.

There weren’t many people in the pool.

Havia muitas pessoas que eu não conhecia na festa.

There were many people I didn't know at the party.

Havia muitas pessoas na biblioteca?

Were there many people in the library?

Não havia muitas pessoas na sala.

There weren’t many people in the room.

Havia muitas pessoas na praça quando chegamos.

There were many people in the square when we arrived.

Não havia muitas pessoas no museu.

There weren't many people at the museum.

Havia muitas pessoas lá.

There were many people there.