Complex sentence: Damião's birth date is a source of much controversy, but it is commonly accepted to be on September 27,1935, in the city of Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, and during his youth he served as a radar operator for the Brazilian Navy.
Split into simpler sentences: Damião's birth date is a source of much controversy, but it is commonly accepted to be on September 27,1935, in the city of Lauro de Freitas, Bahia. During his youth he served as a radar operator for the Brazilian Navy.