Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: MÃ rcio Rodrigues , nicknamed MagrÃ # o , sometimes spelled Magrao ( born December 20 , 1978 ) , is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder who plays for Internacional of the SÃ rie A. He was born in SÃ # o Paulo .
Simplified: MagrÃ # o ( born 20 December 1978 ) is a Brazilian football player .