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Yes, it’s normal. Even, this appears in the documentation.
If you want to make better use of the side space, you can use the class container-fluid
.
See an example. Note: Unfortunately it does not work right in original size, click on "Whole page" to test.
.blue {
background-color: lightblue;
}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<div class="blue container">
Texto
</div>
<div class="blue container-fluid">
Texto
</div>
Thank you. I amended the post by adding a second question (before seeing your answer), if you can answer it too, I would be grateful
– ARodrigues
@Amauri Please keep the single focus on the post. If the answer has solved your problem, you can mark it as correct using the ✓ on the left side of it. On the new question, you can open a new question, there is no reason to avoid it.
– Jéf Bueno