This is the 8604th most frequent Portuguese word.
acreditava
"Believed."
The word 'acreditava' is used in the past imperfect tense to express a belief or thought that occurred continuously or habitually in the past.
Ele acreditava que poderia vencer a corrida.
He believed that he could win the race.
Here, 'acreditava' is applied to express disbelief in something as an ongoing state in the past.
Ela não acreditava nos mitos que ouvia.
She did not believe in the myths she heard.
In this sentence, 'acreditávamos' is used in its first-person plural form to describe continuous disbelief in past anecdotes.