Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: WÃ lter Machado da Silva ( born January 2 , 1940 in RibeirÃ # o Preto ) , better known as `` Silva Batuta '' , is a former Brazilian footballer .
Simplified: WÃ lter Machado da Silva ( born 2 January , 1940 ) is a former Brazilian football player .