The Calle Ocho Carnival is one of the biggest street parties in the world, filling Little Havana’s city blocks with people.

Anyone looking for a property in Florida may find the Calle Ocho to be the ideal social event to discover more about the multicultural aspect of Miami life.

It may also appeal to party – goers with a passion for dancing, as the carnival provided the setting for the world’s largest conga line in 1998 – which involved more than 119,000 people.

Street parties spread across 23 blocks of Little Havana with 30 stages pumping out Caribbean, salsa and pop music to more than a million people.

The festival started in 1978 as a celebration of Cuban culture in Miami is described by event organisers as having now become a "Pan-American showcase".

A property in Florida could see the huge Calle Ocho processions pass by the window on 14th March 2010.

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