For the Brazilian national team, Hermes was a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games 1951.
In 1988, Hermes accepted the invitation of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation to exercise unpaid activity in the entity.
He headed the Brazilian delegations of basketball in the South American Championship in Ecuador (1989); in the America's Cup of Basketball in Mexico (1989); Good Will Games "in Seattle, United States (1990) and the World Championship in Argentina (1990).
In 2007, Hermes carried the torch at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
This biographical article relating to a Brazilian basketball figure is a stub.