The article analyzes the establishment and main achievements of the Campanha Nacional de Material de Ensino - CNME (Teaching Material National Campaign) and the Fundação Na-cio-nal de Material Escolar - Fename (School Material National Foundation). The CNME was established in 1956 by the Ministry of Education with the task of producing learning materials and reference works for Brazilian students. In 1967, the CNME became the Fename that expanded the publication of textbooks, consumption materials, pencil, pen, etc. The production of these textbooks revealed the performance of the Ministry of Education in an area dominated by the private market, especially for the didactic publishing industry. The study also revealed that the two agencies produced their works in partnership with teachers from traditional institutions of secondary and higher education in Rio de Janeiro.
textbook; Fename; CNME