Power forward Walter Herrmann arrived at Flamengo as an Olympic champion with the Argentine national team in 2004, a former NBA player, and MVP of the last Argentine championship. His signing in August of this year strengthened the team for the most important season in the history of Flamengo basketball, which begins with the Club World Cup on September 26th and 28th against a very tough opponent: European champion Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Herrmann brings his relationship with Laprovittola from the national team, but says he's adapting very well to Rio de Janeiro and his new teammates. "The city is very beautiful, and my teammates are very willing to make me feel welcome and part of the group," he said.

I'm doing very well. Honestly, the city is very beautiful. I've been here a few times to play, but never to live. It's very comfortable, and I'm not having any problems with Portuguese either. Speaking slowly, I understand everyone. I feel well-adapted.

I really liked my teammates. Everyone was so eager to make me feel good and part of the group. Now, it's time to work hard. The harder we work, the more we'll improve. We have a long way to go.

It's huge. We want to have the best World Cup possible, and we have this week to prepare for the final. This game (against Macaé, in the state championship), this restart, showed that we're in good physical shape and that we understand each other on the court.