nada se cria; tudo se copia

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, nothing is created; everything is copied, referring originally to television. Attributed to Chacrinha.

Proverb[edit]

nada se cria; tudo se copia

  1. it is impossible for artists and authors to be genuinely original; there is nothing new under the sun