ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Martin - Writer
Sam Martin is the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine, and the author of "Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory."

Why you should listen

As Sam Martin tells the story: "After surviving the writing of his first book at a desk in the living room of his house while his 2-year-old son played in the background, he decided enough was enough. ... He built a backyard manspace -- 168 square feet of freedom where he called the shots and controlled the guest list." A manspace (for the uninitiated) is defined by Martin as a den or hideaway where a man can claim a piece of territory for himself. The experience introduced him to a thriving subculture surrounding these obsessive projects, which are documented in his book Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory.

Martin is author of seven books, a number of magazine articles and a television documentary. An expert on men's issues, green building, residential arthictecture, parenting, travel and spiritual pursuits, his writing has appeared in Dwell, Metropolis and Natural Home. In the summer of 2011, he led an Inside Out Project action in Bastrop, Texas, celebrating a community's resilience after a series of deadly wildfires.

The former director of publishing at frog, he is now the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine.

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Sam Martin: Claim your "manspace"

Sam Martin: O estranho mundo dos "espaços masculinos"

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O autor Sam Martin partilha fotos do estranho hobby mundial, que analisa as coordenadas XY: O "espaço masculino" (Eles são locais customizados onde um homem pode reivindicar um pouco do seu território para trabalhar, relaxar ou ser ele mesmo.) Pegue uma gelada e aproveite.
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So, I am indeed going to talk about
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Então, Eu de fato vou falar sobre
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the spaces men create for themselves,
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o espaço masculino criado para eles mesmos.
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but first I want to tell you why I'm here.
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Mas primeiro quero contar porque estou aqui.
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I'm here for two reasons. These two guys
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Estou aqui por duas razões. Esses dois meninos
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are my two sons Ford and Wren.
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são meus filhos Ford e Wren
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When Ford was about three years old,
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Quando Ford tinha três anos de idade,
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we shared a very small room together,
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nos dividíamos uma pequena casa juntos,
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in a very small space.
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em um local muito pequeno.
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My office was on one half of the bedroom,
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Meu escritório era a metade do quarto.
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and his bedroom was on the other half.
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E seu quarto era a outra metade.
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And you can imagine, if you're a writer,
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E vocês podem imaginar, se você é escritor,
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that things would get really crowded around deadlines.
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que as coisas ficam amontoadas em torno do prazo final.
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So when Wren was on the way,
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Então quando Wren estava para nascer,
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I realized I needed to find a space of my own.
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Eu entendi que precisava encontrar um espaço próprio.
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There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard,
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Não havia mais espaço na casa. Então fui para o quintal.
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and without any previous building experience,
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E sem nenhuma experiência em construção,
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and about 3,000 dollars and some
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e algo em torno de 3,000 dólares e alguns
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recycled materials, I built this space.
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materiais reciclados, construí esse espaço.
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It had everything I needed. It was quiet.
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tinha tudo que eu precisava. Era silencioso.
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There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.
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Tinha espaço suficiente. E eu tinha controle, o que era muito importante.
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As I was building this space, I thought
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Como eu construí este espaço eu pensei
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to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy
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comigo mesmo, "Certamente não sou o único cara
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to have to have carved out a space for his own."
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que teve que esculpir um espaço para si."
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So I did some research.
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Então fiz uma pesquisa
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And I found that there was an historic precedence.
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E descobri que isso tem uma precedência histórica.
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Hemingway had his writing space.
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Hemingway tinha seu espaço para escrever.
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Elvis had two or three manspaces,
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Elvis tinha dois ou três espaços do homem,
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which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland.
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que foi diferente porque ele vivia com sua esposa e sua mãe em Graceland.
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In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude,
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Na cultura popular, Super-homem tem a Fortaleza da Solidão.
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and there was, of course, the Batcave.
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E temos também é claro, a Batcaverna.
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So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey
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Então percebi que eu queria sair em uma jornada
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and see what guys were creating for themselves now.
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e ver o que os homens criavam para eles agora.
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Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas,
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Aqui um dos primeiros espaços que encontrei. É em Austin, Texas.
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which is where I'm from.
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Que é de onde venho.
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On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage.
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Por fora lembra uma típica garagem, uma bela garagem.
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But on the inside, it's anything but.
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Mas dentro, é qualquer coisa menos garagem.
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And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace.
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E isso, pra mim, é um clássico espaço masculino.
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It has neon concert posters, a bar
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Tem posteres de shows em néon, um bar,
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and, of course, the leg lamp,
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e, claro, um abajur em forma de perna,
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which is very important.
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que é muito importante.
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I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside.
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Eu logo percebi que esses espaços masculinos não seriam só internos.
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This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,
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Este cara construiu uma pista de boliche no seu quintal,
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out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.
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com cercas, grama artificial.
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And he found the scoreboard in the trash.
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e ele encontrou um placar eletrônico no lixo.
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Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated.
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Aqui outro espaço externo, um pouco mais sofisticado.
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This a 1923 wooden tugboat,
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Este é um rebocador de madeira de 1923,
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made completely out of Douglas fir.
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totalmente construído com Douglas fir (tipo de pinheiro).
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The guy did it all himself.
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O cara fez tudo sozinho.
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And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.
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e tem cerca de 90 m2 de espaço interno.
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So, pretty early on in my investigations
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Então, bem cedo nas minhas investigações
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I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find,
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Percebi o que estava encontrando não era o que esperava encontrar.
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which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids
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que era, francamente, um monte de pirâmides de lata de cerveja
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and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.
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e poltronas velhas e TVs de tela plana.
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There were definitely hang-out spots.
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Havia definitivamente pontos de encontro.
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But some were for working, some were for playing,
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Mas alguns para trabalhar, alguns para jogar,
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some were for guys to collect their things.
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alguns são para os homens colocarem suas coleções.
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Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.
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Acima de tudo, fui surpreendido com o que encontrava.
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Take this place for example.
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Olhe este lugar como exemplo.
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On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.
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Por fora parece como uma típica garagem do nordeste.
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This is in Long Island, New York.
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Isto é em Long Island, Nova York.
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The only thing that might tip you off is the round window.
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A única coisa que pode denunciar e a janela redonda.
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On the inside it's a recreation of a
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No interior uma recriação de
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16th century Japanese tea house.
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uma casa de chá japonesa do século 16.
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The man imported all the materials from Japan,
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O homem importou todo o material do Japão,
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and he hired a Japanese carpenter
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e contratou um carpinteiro Japonês
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to build it in the traditional style.
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para construir isso no estilo tradicional.
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It has no nails or screws.
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não tem pregos ou parafusos.
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All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.
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Todas as juntas foram feitas e marcadas a mão.
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Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood.
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Aqui outra cena típica. Este é um bairro do subúrbio de Las Vegas.
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But you open one of the garage doors
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Mas quando abre uma das portas da garagem
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and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.
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e há um ring profissional de boxe dentro.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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And so there is a good reason for this.
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E há uma boa razão para isso.
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It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.
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Isto foi feito por este homem que e Wayne McCullough.
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He won the silver medal for Ireland
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Ele ganhou a medalha de prata pela Irlanda
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in the 1992 Olympics,
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nas Olimpíadas de 1992.
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and he trains in this space. He trains other people.
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E ele treinou neste espaço. Ele treina outras pessoas.
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And right off the garage he has his own trophy room
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E aqui na garagem ele tem sua sala de troféus
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where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,
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onde ele pode regozijar-se sobre suas conquistas,
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which is another sort of important part about a manspace.
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que é uma outra parte importante dos espaços masculinos.
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So, while this space represents someone's profession,
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Então, quando este espaço representa a profissão de alguém,
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this one certainly represents a passion.
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este certamente representa a paixão
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It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship.
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É feito para parecer com o interior de um veleiro Inglês.
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It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s.
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É uma coleção de antiguidades náuticas de 1700 e 1800.
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Museum quality.
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Museu de primeira.
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So, as I came to the end of my journey,
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Então, quando estava chegando ao fim da minha jornada,
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I found over 50 spaces.
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Eu encontrei cerca de 50 espaços.
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And they were unexpected and they were surprising.
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E eles eram inesperados e surpreendentes.
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But they were also --
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Mas eles também eram --
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I was really impressed by how personalized they were,
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Eu realmente fiquei impressionado como eles eram personalizados
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and how much work went into them.
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e quanto trabalho foi gasto com eles.
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And I realized that's because the guys that I met
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E eu percebi isso porque os caras que encontrei
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were all very passionate about what they did.
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eram todos muito apaixonados pelo que fizeram
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And they really loved their professions.
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E eles realmente amam suas profissões.
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And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies.
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E eles eram muito apaixonados por suas coleções e hobbies.
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And so they created these spaces
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E então eles criaram estes espaços
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to reflect what they love to do,
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para refletir o que eles amam fazer,
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and who they were.
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e quem eles são.
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So if you don't have a space of your own,
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Então se você não tem um espaço próprio,
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I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.
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Eu recomendo muito que ache um e se dedique a ele.
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Thank you very much.
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Muito obrigado.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Sadon França
Reviewed by Belucio Haibara

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Martin - Writer
Sam Martin is the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine, and the author of "Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory."

Why you should listen

As Sam Martin tells the story: "After surviving the writing of his first book at a desk in the living room of his house while his 2-year-old son played in the background, he decided enough was enough. ... He built a backyard manspace -- 168 square feet of freedom where he called the shots and controlled the guest list." A manspace (for the uninitiated) is defined by Martin as a den or hideaway where a man can claim a piece of territory for himself. The experience introduced him to a thriving subculture surrounding these obsessive projects, which are documented in his book Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory.

Martin is author of seven books, a number of magazine articles and a television documentary. An expert on men's issues, green building, residential arthictecture, parenting, travel and spiritual pursuits, his writing has appeared in Dwell, Metropolis and Natural Home. In the summer of 2011, he led an Inside Out Project action in Bastrop, Texas, celebrating a community's resilience after a series of deadly wildfires.

The former director of publishing at frog, he is now the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine.

More profile about the speaker
Sam Martin | Speaker | TED.com