 After a few books, the only commercial success came in 1935 with "Caminhos Cruzados", which received several awards.Due to the economic situation, the Brazilian book became competitive, a fact that was capitalised on by the Livraria Globo bookstore.In 1936, the company already had three floors, 500 employees, 20 Linotype machines, and the publishing industry had about 500 titles.