Complex sentence: Scherer is German Brazilian and was born in Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul, to Edwino and Francisca (née Steffens) Scherer, and is a nephew of the late Cardinal Archbishop of Porto Alegre Alfredo Scherer.
Split into simpler sentences: Scherer is German Brazilian and was born in Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul to Edwino and Francisca (née Steffens) Scherer. He is a nephew of the late Cardinal Archbishop of Porto Alegre Alfredo Scherer.