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A businessman's life is turned upside down during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship.
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The documentary is an investigation of the life of the Brazilian Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded conglomerates of several companies and was threatened during the Military Dictatorship, when his rights were revoked.
"Substitute the title 'Mario Wallace Simonsen: Entre a memória e a História' with 'Mario Wallace Simonsen, entre a Memória e a História'. Translate the following text into US English: Grandson of Englishmen, Mario Wallace Simonsen led a discreet life as an entrepreneur and businessman. Owner of a conglomerate with more than 30 companies, such as Panair do Brasil and TV Excelsior, he ended up being directly affected by the 1964 Military Coup, when his rights were revoked. In 'Mario Wallace Simonsen: Entre a Memória e a História', director Ricardo Pinto e Silva dives into this story -- worthy of elaborate plots, if it were fiction -- to understand what happened to Mario Wallace Simonsen and how he became a target of the military. An important film with historical weight, it is a find for those who want to know more about this somber moment in Brazil. Grandson of Englishmen, Mario Wallace Simonsen led a discreet life as an entrepreneur and businessman. Owner of a conglomerate with more than 30 companies, such as Panair do Brasil and TV Excelsior, he ended up being directly affected by the 1964 Military Coup, when his rights were revoked. In 'Mario Wallace Simonsen, entre a Memória e a História', director Ricardo Pinto e Silva dives into this story -- worthy of elaborate plots, if it were fiction -- to understand what happened to Mario Wallace Simonsen and how he became a target of the military. An important film with historical weight, it is a find for those who want to know more about this somber moment in Brazil."