This is the 12852nd most frequent Portuguese word.
viviam
"Viviam" means "they lived" or "used to live" in English.
The word 'viviam' here is used in the imperfect past tense to describe a habitual or continuous state of living in the past.
Antigamente, as pessoas viviam sem todos os avanços tecnológicos que temos hoje.
In the past, people lived without all the technological advances we have today.
In this sentence, 'viviam' expresses a recurring action in the past, implying constant activity or behavior.
Os irmãos viviam brigando por qualquer coisa quando eram crianças.
The brothers were always fighting about anything when they were kids.
The word 'viviam' in this context indicates the existence of birds in a particular location in the past in a general way.