Fun Facts:
- Sao Paulo fans dedicated a mural to Hernanes inside their home stadium, Estadio do Morumbi.
- Hernanes has earned a number of favourable comparisons over the years. He has been compared with both Andrea Pirlo and Kaka, while former Brazil midfielder Edmilson once labelled him ‘the new Deco’.
- He celebrates all of his goals with a back-flip, as shown in the picture below.