Copper- multiwall carbon nanotube nanocomposites (Cu-MWCNT) are been considered as a promising material for applications in electronic materials, heat exchanger and structural elements. It is expected that MWCNT addition in a copper matrix can improve the mechanical and transport properties. In this work Cu matrix nanocomposites reinforced with 0,5 wt percent; 2 wt percent; and 5,0 wt percent MWCNT were produced. The procedure starts from the MWCNTs functionalization by conventional oxidation and microwave methods and subsequent incorporation into the copper nitrate solution, dispersion, dissociation, and in-situ reduction in hydrogen atmosphere. Also, it was evaluated water and THF solutions for MWCNTs dispersants. Cold compaction follow by conventional sintering and Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) techniques were used to produce pellets. CNTs functionalized by conventional method are shown effective for dispersing and decorating CNTs when THF was used as dispersant solution. TEM-EELS analyses indicate the presence of metallic copper in the Cu- MWCNT interface. Pellets produced by conventional sintering were in the 50nm - 4 um grain size, with good CNT distribution and decreasing in 98 per cent the electrical resistivity using 5wt percent MWCNT. Meanwhile, pellets produced by SPS were in the 50nm - 2um grain size with high segregation and modification of MWCNTs at the grain boundaries, as well as the increase in electrical resistivity. Increase of hardness 139 percent and 65.5 percent in elastic modulus were observed in the sample containing 0.5 wt percent MWCNTs produced by SPS, while similar or lower values were observed in the other MWCNTs fractions.