private void ListCategories() { CategoriesDAO categoriesDAO = new CategoriesDAO(); var categories = categoriesDAO.Listagem(); List <SelectListItem> categoriesList = new List <SelectListItem>(); categoriesList.Add(new SelectListItem("Selecione uma marca", "0")); foreach (var category in categories) { SelectListItem item = new SelectListItem(category.Name, category.Id.ToString()); categoriesList.Add(item); } ViewBag.Categories = categoriesList; }