National Team
Roberto Dinamite earned 47 caps with the Brazilian national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 25 goals, including matches against combined teams, and clubs. He played 38 matches against national teams (20 of them were official FIFA matches), and scored 20 goals, and the nine other matches were against combined teams, and clubs, scoring 5 goals in those matches. His first national team match was played on September 30, 1975, when the Peruvian national team beat Brazil 3–1. Roberto Dinamite's first Brazilian national team goal was scored on May 23, 1976, when Brazil beat England 1–0. His last cap was earned on June 17, 1984, when Brazil and Argentina drew 0–0.
He was a reserve player in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals. He was also reserve player for Serginho Chulapa in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was called by Telê Santana after Careca got injured.
Roberto Dinamite played five Brazil Olympic team matches, all of them in 1972. He scored one goal in his last match, played on August 11, 1972, when Brazil and Tuna Luso drew 1–1.
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