Genaro Antonio Dantas de Carvalho was born in 1926 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
He was a distinguished Brazilian artist, recognized for his work as a tapestry maker, painter, and draughtsman.
He began his painting studies with his father. In 1944, he moved to Rio de Janeiro and studied drawing with Henrique Cavalleiro at the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts. He's considered one of the main activists for the renewal of art in Bahia, alongside artists like Carlos Bastos, Carybé, and Mario Cravo Jr.
In 1949, thanks to a scholarship, Genaro traveled to Paris. There, he studied with André Lhote and Fernand Léger at the École Nationale de Beaux-Arts.
In 1955, he founded the first tapestry studio in Brazil, located in Salvador, Bahia. His most prominent work is a 200-square-meter mural in the inner lobby of the Hotel da Bahia.
